Protest on British link to Indonesia

LONDON - Campaigners yesterday brought in heavy artillery to protest against British military links with Indonesia.

LONDON - Campaigners yesterday brought in heavy artillery to protest against British military links with Indonesia.

The Campaign Against the Arms Trade parked a yellow 1966 British army Abbot tank outside the Department of Trade and Industry in Westminster to highlight the 21st anniversary of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.

Fourteen East Timorese refugees joined the protest

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