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Peace march against gun murders Anti-gun demo attracts thousands
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A torchlit prayer march in response to a spate of fatal shootings in London is due to take place. A torchlit prayer march in response to a spate of fatal shootings in south-east London attracted about 1,500 people.
Demonstrators walked from Peckham to Brixton in the rally organised by local church and community leaders.
Police officers and representatives of many faiths joined the walk on Thursday evening.
Five people - including three teenagers - have been murdered in south London in the last month.Five people - including three teenagers - have been murdered in south London in the last month.
The demonstration, which is due to be held on Thursday evening in Peckham, has been organised by local church and community leaders. The walk took protesters across Southwark and Lambeth, the two boroughs where the killings took place.
Police officers and representatives of other faiths are expected to join the walk which will finish in Brixton.
The walk will take protesters across Southwark and Lambeth, the two boroughs which have seen the killings.
We have a serious problem with a small minority of our young people Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor
Pastor Nims Obunge said: "Drugs and guns are a menace to our society.Pastor Nims Obunge said: "Drugs and guns are a menace to our society.
We have a serious problem with a small minority of our young people Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor
"We all need to work together with criminal justice agencies to help vulnerable young people and keep guns off the street.""We all need to work together with criminal justice agencies to help vulnerable young people and keep guns off the street."
Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor Ken Livingstone, said the march will "demonstrate the total abhorrence" to gun violence in the city. Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor Ken Livingstone, said the march "demonstrates the total abhorrence" to gun violence in the city.
"Our children need to see we care," he said."Our children need to see we care," he said.
"We must support the police tackling these crimes. We must also face the reality that we have a serious problem with a small minority of our young people.""We must support the police tackling these crimes. We must also face the reality that we have a serious problem with a small minority of our young people."
Gun summit The march took place as Prime Minister Tony Blair hosted a gun crime summit at Downing Street.
The march will take place as Prime Minister Tony Blair hosts a gun crime summit at Downing Street, following a recent spate of fatal shootings. Five-year sentence
Mr Blair has suggested the minimum age at which someone faces a mandatory five-year jail sentence for possessing a gun could be reduced from 21 to 17.Mr Blair has suggested the minimum age at which someone faces a mandatory five-year jail sentence for possessing a gun could be reduced from 21 to 17.
There have been five fatal shootings in London this month, three of which were of teenagers - two of them killed in their own homes. Three teenagers have been shot dead in the last month.
Michael Dosunmu, 15, was shot dead by two gunmen in his Bedroom in Peckham on 6 February.Michael Dosunmu, 15, was shot dead by two gunmen in his Bedroom in Peckham on 6 February.
Eight days later Billy Cox, also 15, was murdered in home in Clapham North. On the 3 February James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink. Eight days later Billy Cox, also 15, was murdered in home in Clapham North.
On 3 February, James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink.