Antiwar groups sit in to oppose extension of SDF mission

Antiwar groups sit in to oppose extension of SDF mission

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of antiwar civic groups stage a sit-in at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Dec. 9 to oppose an extension of the Self-Defense Forces' aid mission in Iraq.

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