Iraqi protest demands release of British-held detainees

[maddezmom]

BASRA, Iraq (AFP) - Hundreds of demonstrators have marched in the southern Iraqi city of Basra to demand that the British forces based there free local detainees.

Protestors waved Iraqi flags and carried photos of the detainees as they walked under tight security from the centre of Basra to the British consulate.

"No, no to occupation. We want the detainees released," they shouted.

Some waved placards which said "No to colonialism" but the protest itself was peaceful.

Hussein, an employee of the Southern Electricity Company who declined to give his last name, said: "We demand the release of engineer Ziad Assaf and an end to arbitrary arrests and night raids on our homes".

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[rodeodance]

1. soon most Iraqi will have been Killed, detained or have fled the country.