LONDON - Hundreds of Tamilian activists have smashed all the windows of the Indian High Commission (also known as India House) in Aldwych, London after staging a noisy protest outside the building. Five pro-Tamil protesters have reportedly been taken into custody.

Over 400 protesters have been demonstrating outside the Indian High Commission since 8 a.m. local time, shouting anti-India slogans and condemning New Delhi for not pressuring the Sri Lankan Government to halt its hostilities against the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE). According to some television channel reports, the number of protesters outside the mission was closer to 3000.

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