Over 90 arrested as hundreds gather to defy Palestine Action ban in London

Over 90 arrested as hundreds gather to defy Palestine Action ban in London Hundreds gathered in central London on Saturday in defiance of the UK government’s proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action, risking arrest under terrorism legislation. Some 500 protesters set up camping chairs at the foot of the steps of Trafalgar Square, displaying handmade cardboard signs reading: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action. ” The demonstrators were met with a heavy police presence, with vans lining the square hours before the vigil began.