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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

UK police hold pro-Palestine protester, 80, for almost 27 hours and search house

Marianne Sorrell sitting at the kitchen table.
Marianne Sorrell was detained on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action, the first direct action group to be banned under UK anti-terrorism laws. Photograph: Sam Frost/The Guardian

An 80-year-old woman arrested for holding a placard at a pro-Palestine rally has said she is deeply traumatised after she was held by police for almost 27 hours, during which officers forced their way into her house and searched it.

Marianne Sorrell from Wells, Somerset was detained at a rally in Cardiff on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action, which earlier this month became the first direct action group to be banned under UK anti-terrorism laws.

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