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About 5,000 angry Chileans rallied in the capital on Saturday to protest against the ongoing US-led war on Iraq.
The demonstration was called by the Chilean Communist Party, the Humanists Party, TV sectors and writer Pedro Lemebel.
After gathering at the Italy Square, the demonstrators marched to the Central Square of the city.
Fernando Aliaga, leader of the Peace and Justice Service, said the demonstration was aimed to urge the government to express its strong opposition to the unilateral military action of the United States.
Aliaga also called for boycotting US products and services.
The Chilean government has devoted itself to seeking a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis. It even proposed a peaceful plan to disarm Iraq on the eve of the US-led war.
(Xinhua News Agency March 23, 2003)
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