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| Shoes hurled during Gaza protest | Shoes hurled during Gaza protest |
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| Protesters hurled shoes towards the US consulate in Edinburgh as a part of a protest against Israeli action in Gaza. | Protesters hurled shoes towards the US consulate in Edinburgh as a part of a protest against Israeli action in Gaza. |
| Thousands took part in a rally through central Edinburgh calling for an end to the military action. | Thousands took part in a rally through central Edinburgh calling for an end to the military action. |
| Police said about 4,000 people attended the protest but organisers put the number at 10,000. | Police said about 4,000 people attended the protest but organisers put the number at 10,000. |
| About 300 shoes and red paint were thrown near the US consulate. Hundreds of people took part in protests in Aberdeen and Inverness. | About 300 shoes and red paint were thrown near the US consulate. Hundreds of people took part in protests in Aberdeen and Inverness. |
| Pete Cannell, secretary of the Scottish Stop the War Coalition, said of the Edinburgh rally: "If we'd had a few more days it would've been twice the size." | |
| "The response we got when we were handing out leaflets was overwhelming." | "The response we got when we were handing out leaflets was overwhelming." |
| Event organiser Nick Napier said the action was taken as a result of the "rage and anger" over the death toll in Gaza over the past two weeks. | Event organiser Nick Napier said the action was taken as a result of the "rage and anger" over the death toll in Gaza over the past two weeks. |
| "People are here because they know the trail of blood leads from Gaza back to Britain and that Gordon Brown, while publicly calling for a ceasefire, we know has instructed his diplomats in New York to support the Americans." | "People are here because they know the trail of blood leads from Gaza back to Britain and that Gordon Brown, while publicly calling for a ceasefire, we know has instructed his diplomats in New York to support the Americans." |
| He added: "The American position is to endorse Israel's massacre of the people of Gaza. | He added: "The American position is to endorse Israel's massacre of the people of Gaza. |
| "That's why we have this unprecedentedly large march here. | "That's why we have this unprecedentedly large march here. |
| "They're angry. It's another year, another war, another massacre. | "They're angry. It's another year, another war, another massacre. |
| "It's a war too many for most people." | "It's a war too many for most people." |
| A spokesman for the American Consulate declined to comment. | A spokesman for the American Consulate declined to comment. |