Dancers perform in front of a mural of an Iraqi man carrying an injured child at an anti-war demonstration in front of City Hall in Seoul, South Korea,
on April 12, 2003. Thousands gathered to protest against the war in Iraq and South Korea's decision to send 600 non-combat troops to the Gulf to support the coalition. Officials announced plans to send 20 military officers to Iraq next Thursday to prepare for the arrival of other
troops.— AP/PTI