Rice faces anti-war protests on British visit

Rice faces anti-war protests on British visit

Mon Mar 27, 8:42 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will face protests against the Iraq war when British counterpart Jack Straw takes her on a tour of his northern English constituency on Saturday, organizers said.

Rice, repaying an October visit by Straw to her home state of Alabama, will speak in the former cotton town of Blackburn before viewing an industrial site and meeting religious leaders, including representatives of the 20 percent Muslim population.

A spokeswoman for the Stop the War Coalition, which has helped organize large anti-war protests in London, said Rice would also be greeted by protests in Liverpool on Friday.

"Everywhere she goes during her trip, we will be there to protest," said a coalition spokeswoman said.

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