NYC Mosque Demonstrations

Monday, August 23, 2010

NEW YORK - Hundreds of impassioned demonstrators - all waving American flags, but separated into two groups by police - descended on the site of the proposed mosque near ground zero, with opponents chanting, "No mosque, no way!" and supporters shouting, "We say no to racist fear!"

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NYC Mosque Demonstrations

People participate in a rally against a proposed mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero in New York, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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NYC Mosque Demonstrations

People participate in a rally against a proposed mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero in New York, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Passions Rise At NYC Mosque Demonstrations

NYC Mosque Demonstrations

Demonstrators in favor of the proposed Islamic center near ground zero make their feelings about the emotionally charged subject known on Church Avenue in lower Manhattan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. Opponents and supporters of the Islamic cultural center were separated by barricades and police officers as both groups demonstrated near the proposed site. (AP Photo/Swoan Parker)

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NYC Mosque Demonstrations

People participate in a rally against a proposed mosque and community center near ground zero in New York, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Passions Rise At NYC Mosque Demonstrations

NYC Mosque Demonstrations

A group of bikers park near the site a proposed mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero in New York, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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NYC Mosque Demonstrations

Bikers ride a past a model of a missile bearing the words "ground zero mosque - religion preying on freedom" near the site of a proposed mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero in New York, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Passions Rise At NYC Mosque Demonstrations

NYC Mosque Demonstrations

People participate in a rally against a proposed mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero in New York, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Passions Rise At NYC Mosque Demonstrations

NYC Mosque Demonstrations

A demonstrator in favor of the proposed Islamic center near ground zero makes his feelings known on Church Avenue, in lower Manhattan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. Opponents and supporters of the Islamic cultural center were separated by barricades and police officers as both groups demonstrated near the proposed site. (AP Photo/Swoan Parker)

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Passions Rise At NYC Mosque Demonstrations

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