LONDON — London police arrest six people who display support for a banned pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel group and carry away protesters who gathered for a demonstration, despite requests to call it off after a deadly terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester.
Two people were killed in the terror attack in the northwestern city on Thursday, and police shot dead the assailant, a British man of Syrian descent who counter-terrorism police said may have been inspired by extremist Islamist ideology.
Organizers refused requests by the police and government to call off the demonstration, which had been announced before the terror attack, to protest against the banning of the pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws.
Hundreds gather for the main protest event in Trafalgar Square in central London, where police began carrying away protesters as seated activists wrote out slogans on placards declaring their support for Palestine Action. Onlookers chant “shame on you” at officers.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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