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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Fears of 'Tehran plot' to unleash violence on streets of London led to ban on Al Quds Day march

Concerns over the threat of violence in London orchestrated by Iran was one of the factors that led to the banning of the Al Quds Day march.

Olivia Pinkney, a member of the London Policing Board, stressed the Tehran regime has previously targeted the capital, with assassination attempts, and there were concerns about the “intent of violence and disorder” which could have triggered clashes at the march planned for Sunday.

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