Three hundred call for US missile base in Czech Republic

Around 300 people attended a rally in Prague on Monday evening calling for the building of a United States military facility in the Czech Republic. Organisers said they wished to express support for US policy in Europe and encourage debate on an American plan to build a radar base in the Czech Republic. The radar would be part of the US global missile defence shield. Most opinion polls indicate that a majority of Czechs are not in favour of the base.