A radical Islamic group has cancelled plans to hold an anti-war march through a town which has become famous for honouring the UK’s fallen soldiers.
Members of Islam4UK had planned to carry empty coffins through Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, to honour Muslims killed in the Afghanistan conflict.
The government had been considering outlawing the group, which is said to have extremist links.
Earlier this week, Gordon Brown said plans for the march were “disgusting”.
Families of soldiers who died in Afghanistan had condemned the planned march, and MPs signed a motion calling on the home secretary and local authorities to prevent the protest.
On Sunday, a statement from the group’s leader, Anjem Choudary, said the group had “successfully highlighted the plight of Muslims in Afghanistan”.
“We at Islam4UK have decided, after consultation with others including our Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, that no more could be achieved even if a procession were to take place in Wootton Bassett,” he said.
Islam4UK had previously said it had chosen the market town to create maximum publicity.
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