London, June 17: A group of Muslim protesters heckled British soldiers and brandished placards opposing the war in Afghanistan during a homecoming parade for troops in east London.
The protesters, wearing black shirts, gathered in Barking town centre, as members of the 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment marched through the streets yesterday.
There were about 25 to 30 Muslim protesters, carrying placards saying “Muslims Against Crusades” and “British Soldiers go to Hell.”
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said two people had been arrested for public order offences.
The Royal Anglians are our local regiment.
We are proud of them and the difficult and dangerous job they do, and as today’s turnout for the parade showed, so are the people of Barking and Dagenham.”
-PTI