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US President Barack Obama, with US Vice President Joe Biden, speaks on Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on August 31, 2013. Obama said Saturday he will ask the US Congress to authorize military action against Syria, lifting the threat of immediate strikes on President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Obama said he had decided he would go ahead and launch military action on Syria, but he believed it was important for American democracy to win the support of lawmakers. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Peace and anti-war groups are holding a rally in Minneapolis to speak out against a possible U.S.-led attack on Syria.

The demonstrators are holding the rally in advance of a congressional vote on President Barack Obama’s war resolution.

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The protest will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, along the sidewalks at Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue. Organizers say they want to create a visible anti-war presence along this busy intersection.

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In a statement released before the protest, organizers say U.S. military intervention in Syria will be like “throwing gasoline on a fire” and will not bring peace or justice, or make Syrians safer.

Organizers say anti-war actions are also planned Saturday in New York, Washington, San Francisco, and other cities.

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