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At least 63 arrests at Palestine Action ban protests across UK

Alex Boyd and Ewan Somerville

BBC News

Nick Johnson

Reporting from BBC News, Westminster

BBC Police Parliament Square arrested a woman in LondonBBC

Police made more than 50 arrests in Parliament Square in the center of London

As a terrorist group, dozens of people were arrested in protests throughout England against the decision to ban Palestinian action.

The arrests took place in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and Truro on Saturday, all places where demonstrations supporting the pro -Palestin action group took place.

Met Police said that 55 people were arrested on suspicion of terrorism crimes in Westminster for exhibiting banners to support the Palestinian action. He was arrested at Truro in eight Cornwall.

At the beginning of this month, the government banned the group under the 2000 terrorism law and received membership or support to the Group A after a participation at a shelf base.

“I oppose the genocide. I support the Palestinian action.”

In London, arrests were made near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament Square, where about 20 police minibuses attended.

Officers quickly moved to arrest those who kept banners over 60 years of age.

A woman claimed that she was in the 80s and was walking with a stick. Some were removed when others had to move.

Devon and Cornwall police said that two men and six women were arrested on suspicion of terrorism crimes after the protesters were gathered near the Truro Cathedral.

Force, the campaign group organized by the peaceful demonstration of about 30 people, he said.

Previously, the campaign group said that one of those arrested near the cathedral was a 81 -year -old former peace judge.

He also said that 16 people were arrested in Manchester.

Police forces in other places where the protests took place have not yet confirmed the number of arrests they made.

EPA Police Officers carry a handcuffed person away from Parliament SquareEPA

Some demonstrators in London, others had to be moved by civil servants

Saturday’s protests came to the Supreme Court hearing on Monday that Huda Ammori, the founding partner of the Palestinian action, would ask for permission to object to the ban on banning the group.

Last Saturday, 71 arrests were made In protests against decisions throughout the UK.

The Palestinian action has mainly engaged in activities aimed at arms companies since the beginning of the current war in Gaza.

MPs voted to prohibit later Activists entered the shelf Brize Norton in JuneSpray two voyager planes with red paint and cause damage to £ 7 million. The Palestinian action was then responsible for the incident.

Since then, four people have been detained, accused of conspiracy to establish criminal damage and conspiracy to enter a deliberately banned place for a prejudiced purpose for the security or interests of the UK.

The incident also launched a security investigation on all British military bases.

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