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Thousands rally across London in solidarity with Aleppo

18 December 2016 04:44 (UTC +04:00)

Thousands gathered across London on Saturday to protest violence against civilians in Syria's Aleppo, APA reports quoting Anadolu agency.

In central London, protestors marched from Marble Arch to Downing Street holding placards that read "hand in hand with Aleppo" and "enough with Assad".

They waved Turkish flags and Syrian flags, and chanted “drop aid not bombs” in solidarity with the war-torn country.

British doctors and nurses also organized a protest outside the parliament, staging a “die-in”.

Activists from CanDo and Medics Under Fire gathered at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to set off a convoy to the Syrian Turkish border with £150,000 (USD $187,000) of donations raised to build a children’s hospital in Aleppo.

Joining the activists at the convoy, Dr Saleyha Ahsan, a 45-year-old emergency medicine doctor and co-founder of Doctors Under Fire, told Anadolu Agency that Turkish people have been a tremendous help in realizing the project.

“Turkish people came on board and helped us out. I am a doctor. I don’t know about trucks or customs. They have given up their time in a short notice,” she said.

The activists expressed solidarity with medical professionals and volunteers working under horrible conditions in Syria, especially in Aleppo.