Protests in London saw clashes between police and supporters of Palestine Action following government plans to designate the group as a terrorist organization. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's announcement and accompanying proscription order led to significant demonstrations in Trafalgar Square, as supporters voiced their outrage. The protest, initially set for Parliament, was relocated due to police restrictions, leading to 13 arrests amid violent confrontations. The Metropolitan Police have labeled Palestine Action as an extremist group, prompting heightened tensions during the event.
Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters clashed with police in London after the Government unveiled plans to proscribe it a terrorist organisation.
Protesters gathered at Trafalgar Square on the same day Home Secretary Yvette Cooper drafted a proscription order that would be laid before Parliament on June 30.
Scotland Yard said 13 people were arrested. Six were detained for assaulting an emergency worker, while one was held on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.
A spokesman for the force said: While the protest initially began in a peaceful manner, officers faced violence when they went into the crowd to speak to three individuals whose behaviour was arousing suspicion.
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