Police deny permission for protest against Israel PM

Mumbai police today said that it had denied permission to some Muslim groups to hold a protest gathering at Azad Maidan against visiting Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Police today denied permission to some Muslim groups to hold a protest meet against the PM of Israel at Azad Maidan," a senior police official said.

Netanyahu, who is one a six-day tour to the country, will be in Mumbai on Thursday and is scheduled to visit Nariman House, a Jewish center that was one of the targets of the November 26, 2008 terror strikes in the city.

Netanyahu will be accompanied by 11-year-old Moshe Holtzberg who lost his parents in the attack.