Protestors storm London Marathon and tackled by police in politcally charged message
The London Marathon faced unexpected chaos on Sunday morning when police had to tackle two protesters on Tower Bridge. The event happened after
it was claimed only the United States can reign in Israel.
The pair, who leaped over barriers and onto the course just as the frontrunners of the elite men's race were approaching, caused a stir among spectators and participants alike. One of the demonstrators splashed red paint on the lead van, which was guiding the top runners.
A motorbike escorting the athletes stopped in its tracks, with the rider jumping off to subdue the intruders. While this unfolded, the elite runners narrowly avoided the disruption, continuing their race without interruption. Officers quickly arrived at the scene to detain the protesters, much to the astonishment of onlookers.
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Youth Demand claimed responsibility for the protest, with the activists donning white tees emblazoned with "Stop arming Israel." They took to their X (formerly Twitter) account to share footage of their act alongside a rallying cry to their supporters.
Their post declared: "RACE AGAINST TIME TO SAVE
GAZA
: YOUTH DEMAND SUPPORTERS DISRUPT LONDON MARATHON."
Detailing their motives, they wrote: "At 10:30am (GMT), Willow and Cristy jumped the barriers at Tower Bridge and sat down in front of the men's elite race at the London Marathon, wearing 'Stop Arming Israel' T-shirts."
They continued, "Gaza is running out of food. Arming genocide crosses the line. We won't be bystanders: join us in resistance."
(Image: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP)
A woman's voice echoes during the recording as she declares: "The UK Labour government is complicit in enabling a genocide in Palestine.
"We continue to provide arms to Israel, the genocidal state of Israel. We are breaking UK domestic law and international law by supplying Israel with arms. Stop the genocide."
The disturbance unfolded at the London Marathon which kicked off at 8.50am on Sunday with the start of the elite wheelchair races. Victory in the men's wheelchair competition went to Marcel Hug, whilst Catherine Debrunner triumphed in the women's division.
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The women's running race was later won by Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa, while Kenya's Sabastian Sawe celebrated victory in the men's tilt.
Commenting on the women's marathon, BBC received insights from Paula Radcliffe, herself a three-time victor of the event, who lauded: "That was a phenomenal race, so hats off to Tigst Assefa for being brave enough to go out in the pace she did.
"The manner in which she lifted herself to get across the line as well. You can see how much it means to her. It's more to build on for her moving forward."
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