Civic groups protest extension of troops mission in Iraq

Civic groups protest extension of troops mission in Iraq

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of civic groups stage a sit-in outside the Atomic-Bombed Dome in Hiroshima on Dec. 14 in protest over the government decision on a one-year extension of the Self-Defense Force humanitarian aid mission in Iraq.

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