Rejected petition Recognise the victims of terrorist acts during the two-minute silence

we are still engaged in a war on terror, so civilian victims of terrorist atrocities should be recognised as much as military casualties.

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Tradition and precedents, rather than the UK Government or Parliament, set out that Remembrance Sunday commemorates the contribution of all British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.

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Date submitted 15 November 2015
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