UK police arrest scores of supporters of banned group Palestine Action
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Police said they had arrested at least 41 people in London and 16 others in Manchester for showing support for the group Palestine Action.
Campaign group Defend our Juries said 86 people had been arrested across the UK, with other protests held in Wales and Northern Ireland.
British lawmakers proscribed the group under anti-terrorism legislation earlier this month after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest against Britain's support for Israel.
'Officers have made 41 arrests for showing support for a proscribed organisation. One person has been arrested for common assault,' London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement on social media about the demonstration.
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After a similar protest in London last week, police arrested 29 people.
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