April 11, 2009
Tamil demonstration (2/2)
A hundred thousand protesters have marched through central London calling for an end to war in Sri Lanka, according to police estimates.
The demonstration came as one Tamil protester agreed to suspend a hunger strike opposite the House of Commons.
Sivatharsan Sivakumaraval, 21, and Prarameswaran Subramaniam, 28, had said they were prepared to die unless the UK intervened in the conflict.
Mr Sivakumaraval has suspended his fast amid efforts to try to arrange talks.
The Metropolitan Police said 100,000 people had joined the march and three had been arrested for public order offences.
They marched from Embankment to Hyde Park, where the demonstration ended with a rally at Speaker's Corner.
The two hunger strikers - both students from Mitcham, south London - have not eaten since the early hours of Tuesday.
On Friday, after doctors warned of kidney failure, they agreed to take on fluids for the first time since their hunger strike began.
To be continued ...
