"More than 400 people were arrested at a pro-Palestine protest in central London today, held in defiance of calls to cancel the demonstration following the terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester. Elderly people, relatives of Holocaust survivors, and those with disabilities were among the 493 arrested in Trafalgar Square, as protesters voiced their support for banned terror group Palestine Action."
"The current arrest total is 493, but we are continuing to process some of those arrested in the final hour so the number may increase further, Met Police said on Saturday evening. Hundreds of protesters sat outside holding placards which read I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action', as police moved through the crowds making arrests. Six people were detained for unfurling a banner backing the proscribed group on Westminster Bridge."
"Police officers detain a protester The suspect, Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police at the scene. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had urged protesters to "respect the grief of British Jews", while Jewish figures have called the action "phenomenally tone deaf" following Thursday's killing of two people in the terror attack. But the demonstration went ahead despite calls for protests to be postponed."
"She told The Standard: I was accosted on the street of London by a man walking towards me, pointing at my badge, and he said, How dare you?' and I said, Pardon?' After what happened in Manchester, how dare you?' And it's unbelievablehe was associating that badge with a terrorist attack in Manchester, at a synagogue. What's that got to do with it?"
Pro-Palestine protesters in central London were arrested after holding a demonstration in Trafalgar Square despite calls to cancel following a terror attack at a Manchester synagogue. Police arrested 493 people, including elderly individuals, relatives of Holocaust survivors, and people with disabilities, and said processing could increase the total. Protesters displayed placards reading I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action and voiced support for proscribed group Palestine Action; six people were detained for unfurling a banner on Westminster Bridge. Officers shot dead a suspect, Jihad Al-Shamie, 35. The Prime Minister urged respect for the grief of British Jews, and Jewish figures criticised the timing. A 79-year-old protester reported being accosted and said she is Jewish and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor.
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