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Thousands of protesters, including the grieving parents of killed soldiers, have marched in London to demand the removal of British troops from Iraq.

Up to 100,000 people joined in the rally at Trafalgar Square, organisers the Stop The War Coalition said.

Police estimated about 20,000 people took part.

Rose Gentle, whose soldier son Gordon was killed in Iraq, said: "It's time for Tony Blair to pull the troops out, innocent people are getting killed."

She added: "I believe that the government is to blame for my son's death for sending him to Iraq without enough training - he had only done six months."