Over 500 pro-Palestine protesters arrested during huge demonstration in London
On Saturday, the protest saw up to 532 people arrested, with a majority taken into custody for demonstrating posters in support of the banned group.
Metropolitan Police revealed 521 people, including one at a Palestine Coalition march, were at the Palestine Action at Westminster's Parliament Square.
According to the BBC, six people were arrested for assaulting law enforcement, two for violating Public Order Act orders and one for disturbing the peace.
Palestine Action was proscribed under the Terrorism Act in July, meaning supporters or members of the group could face up to 14 years in prison.
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