London police arrested 365 people on Saturday after supporters of the recently banned group Palestine Action gathered in Parliament Square to protest the new law prohibiting.
London police arrested 365 people on Saturday after supporters of the recently banned group Palestine Action gathered in Parliament Square to protest the new law prohibiting public support for the organization. The demonstration drew more than 500 people, some displaying signs backing Palestine Action, which Parliament outlawed last month after activists broke into an air force base and damaged military aircraft to protest UK support for Israel’s actions in Gaza. Authorities said the demonstrators intended to be arrested in large numbers to test the law’s practicality and strain police resources, the AP reports.
