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Giant puppet Little Amal to join pro-Palestine protest in London

Source: PA Archive

A giant puppet of a Syrian child refugee will join a pro-Palestine protest in London on Saturday.

Little Amal, designed to highlight the plight of child refugees, will be accompanied by a group of Palestinian children during the seventh National March for Palestine.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to gather at Bank Junction at midday on Saturday as part of a global day of action for Palestine involving 30 countries, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign said.

On Saturday Amal walks for those most vulnerable and for their bravery

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