March 12, 2003
Mass peace rally in Indonesia
From: BBC UK, March 10, 2003The peaceful demonstration was organised by the country's largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).
A BBC correspondent says up to 300,00 people gathered in Indonesia's second city Surabaya to hear religious leaders speak out against military action.
Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation, has repeatedly stated its opposition to any unilateral attack on Iraq, although it is close to the US on other issues.
Posted at March 12, 2003 09:31 PM | Indonesia
