Protesters vow to attack Thatcher's coffin

Opponents of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher have planned to pelt her coffin with eggs, coal or milk or simply turn their backs on the passing procession, media reports suggested.Over 800 people have pledged to attend "Maggie's good riddance party", which is organized by Thatcher's opponents outside St Paul's Cathedral in central London on the day of her funeral on Wednesday, press tv reported."Let the world know the hypocrisy of a state-funded funeral for the person who influenced 30 years of cuts to state funding of welfare," the public protest's Facebook page reads.Some protesters have threatened to hurl coal at her coffin, a reminder of the 1984-1985 miners' strike which Thatcher crushed, leading to the closure of dozens of mines and tens of thousands of job losses.Others have suggested they will throw milk because Thatcher cut free supplies for older school pupils, earning her the nickname "Thatcher the milk snatcher".Former British premier died on April 8 at the age of 87 after suffering from a series of strokes.Thatcher's death unleashed a hail of street parties and other joyful reactions across Britain.Hundreds of Britons staged a large demonstration against Thatcher's legacy in London's Trafalgar Square on April 13, chanting slogans such as "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie! Dead, dead, dead"!The British government's decision to grant former British premier a state-funded ceremonial funeral, which by some estimates will cost taxpayers up to £10 million, has also sparked furious debate in Britain.On Tuesday, Thatcher's body was taken to a chapel at Westminster, where it will rest overnight before her funeral.British police have tightened security for the funeral in the wake of Monday's Boston Marathon bombings that have killed three people and injured more than 170 others.