London police arrest 523 people at protest over Palestine Action banMass Arrests at Trafalgar Square ProtestLONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they had arrested 523 people at a protest in London's Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's banning of the Palestine Action group. Details of the ArrestsLondon's Metropolitan Police said in a post on X that people were arrested for showing support for a "proscribed organisation". Palestine Action Group and Government ResponseLawmakers banned Palestine Action -- which accuses Britain's government of complicity in what it says are Israeli war crimes in Gaza -- under anti-terrorism legislation last July after some members broke into a Royal Air Force base L8N3SN0BX. During Saturday's demonstration, placard-holding protesters, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves and waving Palestinian flags, sat on the ground or on camping chairs. Reporting Credits(Reporting by Suban Abdulla, additional reporting by Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexander Smith and Alistair Bell)

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2026 17:27 UTC