Relatives of some of those killed in the September 11 attacks set off from Washington yesterday on an eight-day walk to New York to call for an end to the military action in Afghanistan.
Marching under a banner of "Our grief is not a cry for war", the relatives said that they hoped to persuade the American people and politicians that there were still peaceful ways to resolve the conflict.

Leading the walk were Amber and Ryan Amundson, the wife and brother of Craig Amundson, 28, who was killed in the attack on the Pentagon.

The walk, organised by a coalition of anti-war groups, visited the British embassy and the residence of the vice-president, Dick Cheney. The marchers will travel, by foot and bus, through Baltimore and New Jersey before arriving in New York for a rally.

Amber Amundson said: "Craig would not have wanted a violent response to avenge his death. And I cannot see how good can come out of it. We cannot solve violence with violence."

A spokesman for the walk, Danny Muller, said that although some passersby had made disparaging gestures, the general response had been sympathetic.

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