Tamils protest ‘genocide’
[ Toronto Star ]
Thousands of Tamils from across Greater Toronto formed a human chain stretching along Front Street and up University Avenue this afternoon to protest against what they call the genocide of the Tamil people in their homeland, Sri Lanka.About 45,000 people took part in the protest throughout the day, according to Staff Sgt. Deb Abbott of 52 Division, with about 30,000 on Front St. alone.