More than 500 arrested in London after pro-Palestinian demonstration supporting banned Palestine Action

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More than 500 arrested in London after pro-Palestinian demonstration supporting banned Palestine Action
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More than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters in London have been arrested after showing support for the banned activist group Palestine Action.

"523 people were arrested today," the Metropolitan Police said.

A court has previously ruled that the UK government did not have the right to ban the group or to label it a terrorist organisation. The ban and the terrorist designation remain in place because of an appeal.

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