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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ted Hennessey

Police arrest 466 people over Palestine Action support at protest

A woman is led away by police officers as supporters of Palestine Action take part in a mass action in Parliament Square, Westminster, central London, organised by Defend Our Juries as part of the Lift the Ban campaign, to end the proscription of Palestine Action (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

More than 460 people have been arrested for supporting banned group Palestine Action, with a further five detained for assaulting police officers after protesters gathered in central London.

Hundreds attended Saturday’s demonstration in Parliament Square, organised by Defend Our Juries, with the Metropolitan Police warning it would arrest anyone expressing support for Palestine Action.

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