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Angry breastfeeding mothers took over a McDonald's restaurant in protest at the branch banning a woman from doing it there.

Several mums and their babies marched on the fast food eatery in solidarity with their "sister" who was stopped by a security guard.

The demo involved the mothers sitting down in the restaurant, bearing a breast and then feeding their little ones.

It came two days after the woman who was thrown out posted on Facebook: "I fed my baby at home before I set out, in order to avoid this [breast-feeding in public], but it was 30C (86F) and my baby was very hot and thirsty.

"I went into the restaurant at nine in the morning and looked around for a quiet spot where I wouldn't disturb anyone.

"I asked a waitress and she said it would be fine."

(Image: Erica Schmidt)

But she said a security guard approached and told her it was "not acceptable" in the restaurant, repeating this after checking with a manager.

Her story went viral on social media before the short-notice protest was planned at the McDonald's in the Western Railway Station in Budapest, Hungary.

Erika Schmidt, a mother of three who took part, told the BBC: "Very few women nurse their babies in public in Hungary, because they are afraid they will be harassed or treated disrespectfully.

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"This was the first time women have gathered to show their solidarity to each other - it was marvellous."

The protest was reported as going ahead with a "good atmosphere".

McDonald's laid the blame at the unnamed security guard and said an internal investigation was underway.

It said in a statement: "Women are welcome to breast-feed in McDonald's restaurants as part of the fast food chain's family-friendly policy."