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Date Posted: 12:59:23 12/03/01 Mon

Support for war slips across Europe
Last Updated: Fri Nov 2 09:46:27 2001
http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/view?/news/2001/11/02/war_oppos011102

LONDON - The Church of Scotland came out against the military campaign in Afghanistan on Thursday, joining a growing anti-war chorus across Europe.

Some political, religious and labour groups in Europe are calling for an end to the bombing. Opinion polls show public support for the campaign is slipping.

A poll this week in a London newspaper showed support for the war has fallen 12 percentage points, from 74 to 62 per cent.

In London, peace activists are taking to the streets to drum up support for the Stop the War movement, said organizer John Reese.

"I think over the course of the war, the increase of civilian casualties, the bombing of hospitals, old people's homes, Red Cross depots, has increased people's reservations about the war," he said.

The majority of Europeans still back the war. But politicians are struggling to find a balance between support for the United States and growing public concern about the bombing.

The leaders of the five Scandinavian countries said this week they regretted civilian causalities in Afghanistan. They called for an end to the war as soon as possible.

The Church of Scotland said on Thursday the killing of thousands in the United States should not be answered by killing thousands more.

The British government defeated a motion brought forward by some of its own members who said the vote itself was a symbolic protest against a war they say should be stopped immediately.

Written by CBC News Online staff

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