The World - News from March 18, 1985
Tens of thousands of people marched through the center of Brussels in a peaceful protest against the Belgian government’s acceptance of U.S.-made nuclear cruise missiles. Organizers said at least 150,000 took part, but police put the figure at about 43,000. The march had been scheduled before Friday’s announcement of the government’s agreement to deploy the first 16 of 48 missiles under a North Atlantic Treaty Organization plan.
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