Protest against US radar base to go ahead despite ban

A protest demonstration against the possible deployment of a US radar base in the Czech Republic will take place in Prague on Monday despite the fact that it has been banned by the Prague city hall. Opponents of the base will meet on Prague's Wenceslas Square before marching to the US Embassy and the Office of Government. Representatives of several dozen civic groups and associations as well as individuals are expected to take part. The city hall banned the protest saying that a march though the city-centre would disrupt traffic.