A total of 474 people were arrested during a pro-Palestine protest in London yesterday, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. The majority of these were people showing support for Palestine Action, the action network deemed a terrorist organisation by the Government.

A large group of protesters gathered inside Westminster's Parliament Square from 1pm, with some of the group holding signs reading "I oppose genocide , I support Palestine Action". Several demonstrators carrying placards with "Palestine Action terrorises Britain while Hamas hides in hospitals, schools and mosques" briefly walked along the crowd before being led away.

Other clusters of protesters, many without signs, gathered around the Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela statues in the square to sing pro-Palestinian cha

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