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Peace plea at vigil in London

More than 200 people gathered for a candle-lit vigil to remember the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks.

Indians and non-Indians, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims held prayers and a two-minute silence in London last night to show their solidarity. Standing in front of a flag and photographs of the city, the mourners assembled outside the Indian High Commission on Aldwych to listen to messages of condolence and pleas for unity and peace.

Marketing executive Owais Amiri, 23, originally from Mumbai, spoke to the crowd to call for an end to violence and harmony between different faiths.

Mr Amiri said: "I'm an Indian, I'm a Mumbaiite and I am a Muslim. I feel the same pain that we all do. The terrorists attacked all of us, but we can not let them divide us. They are not Muslims. They are criminals."

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