300,000 March Against the War in New York

April 29th, 2006
Organizers estimate 300,000 at anti-war march in Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) - New York police aren't giving a size estimate on the crowd,
but organizers claim 300-thousand people turned out for an anti-war protest
in Manhattan today.

Protesters are calling for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

One of the many signs in the crowd read "End this war, bring the troops
home." Another read "Veterans for Peace."

One woman who marched says she "had a lot of anger" and has to do something.
Marjori Ramos of Staten Island said, "we've been lied to."

The demonstrators stretched for about ten city blocks. There were no
arrests.

The protest comes as April draws to a close as the deadliest month for
American forces in Iraq this year.