The Metropolitan Police say a number of people have been arrested for showing support for proscribed group Palestine Action at a central London protest.
The arrests are made at a protest in Parliament Square, where demonstrators hold signs reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
Police say that they created a “sterile area” to prevent the anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian marchers from reaching the Stop the Hate counter-protest, calling for the hostages held in Gaza to be released.
Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrations are also being held in Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Truro, according to Sky News.
Palestine Action’s proscription was approved by parliament earlier this month, and a last-ditch High Court challenge failed to stop it from becoming law.
The government announced plans for the ban under the Terrorism Act days after the group’s activists claimed to be behind a break-in at an air force base in southern England.
The proscription, which makes it a criminal offense to belong to or support the group, is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
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