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12 January 2020

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Anti-US protest held in Delhi over martyrdom of General Soleimani

A group of people in Delhi on Sunday held a protest against the US over the assassination of General Soleimani in Baghdad early this month.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A group of people in Delhi on Sunday held a protest against the US over the assassination of General Soleimani in Baghdad early this month.

Holding anti-US posters and Indian flags, protestors marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar. The demonstrations also carried a banner 'Go down with USA' written in english and Urdu.

Lieutenant General Soleimani and the acting commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) - known as the Hashd al-Shaabi - Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandes, who were separately leaving Baghdad airport in two cars were targeted and assassinated on January 3.

Earlier this week, an anti-US protest was also held near the United States embassy in India.

General Soleimani's martyrdom had earlier triggered protests in Shia dominated Kargil in Ladakh UT and Budgam in centeral Kashmir.