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Five-day protest highlights Turkish aggression in Afrin

A FIVE-DAY protest outside Downing Street organised by Defend Afrin Platform has come to an end.

The platform, consisting of various Turkish and Kurdish community groups and activists, staged the demo for nine hours each day before it ended yesterday.

Campaigners aimed to inform members of the public about Turkey’s invasion of Afrin region in north-west Syria.

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