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22 hours agoUK Gears Up for Mass Protest Against Banning of Palestine Action
A UK ban on Palestine Action has led to mass arrests and a planned October 4 London protest, with hundreds willing to risk arrest.
Police have arrested 40 people after clashes with officers at a pro-Palestine protest near Downing Street. Six arrests were for assaults on police officers and the majority were for "breaching conditions, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement issued on Thursday night. The demonstration earlier in the evening was organised by Global Movement for Gaza UK, the force said, adding: