Battalion holds second homecoming.Summary: A second homecoming parade for soldiers returning from Iraq has passed peacefully. A second homecoming parade for soldiers returning from Iraq has passed peacefully. Troops from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. The regiment was formed in 1964 as one of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade. were given a warm welcome in Watford, Hertfordshire, by thousands of supporters a day after they were jeered by Muslim protesters. Their march through Luton on Tuesday was disrupted by a small group of demonstrators holding placards reading "Anglian soldiers: Butchers of Basra" and "Anglian Soldiers: Cowards, Killers, Extremists". Bedfordshire Police Bedfordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in England, which includes the unitary authority of Luton. Its headquarters are in Kempston. confirmed two people were arrested for public order offences and taken to Luton police station. In the Commons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he hoped more planned parades would go ahead "without interruption INTERRUPTION. The effect of some act or circumstance which stops the course of a prescription or act of limitation's. 2. Interruption of the use of a thing is natural or civil. ", saying: "There is a right to freedom of speech, but there is not a right to disruption and to public disorder." Private Edward West, 19, from Watford, said the protests had not affected him or his fellow soldiers. He said: "When we marched past them we saw them but the police had it under control so we weren't worried. The support there overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. them. "We heard them for a few seconds but then all the supporters just began cheering us so it didn't affect us because they were such a small minority. "We were there (in Iraq) for a job, and we did the job that we were out there to do. We were happy with that." Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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