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Around 60 people protested outside of Edinburgh International Conference Centre where the NATO meeting was set to take place. There were some scuffles with police when protesters tried to block empty coaches used to ferry delegates from leaving.

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Anti NATO Protest - Edinburgh

UK, Edinburgh - 13.11.09. Around 60 people protested outside of Edinburgh International Conference Centre where the NATO meeting was set to take...

by fil kaler in United Kingdom on 13/11/2009

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