The Indian community in Dublin has staged a silent peace march, remembering victims of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
The Federation of Indian Communities in Ireland (FICI) recently organised a silent peace march in Dublin to show solidarity with the people of Mumbai following the terrorist attacks on 26 November. Over 170 people were killed and more than 300 injured in the attacks, which India has blamed on the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The group, which has denied any involvement, has the ‘liberation’ of Muslims in Indian administered Kashmir among its aims.
Members of the Indian community in Ireland together with their friends in Ireland started the march at Parnell Street and gathered in front of the GPO carrying placards emblazoned with messages such as ‘No To Terrorism’, ‘No More 9/11 or 26/11’and ‘Value Lives’.
According to the organisers, the silent gathering was an expression of the marchers’ rejection of terrorism and their solidarity with the people of India . The march was supported by all Indian associations and societies affiliated to the FICI.
Meanwhile, the US has urged India and Pakistan to avoid an escaltion of tensions following the terror atrocities. The Indian government has denied making any significant troop movements towards the Indian-Pakistani border, while Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is ready to co-operate with India in tracking down the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks.
