Alberto Pezzali / AP
LONDON — London police said Sunday that 532 people were arrested the previous day when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a terrorist organization intentionally broke the law to test the government's ability to enforce the ban.
The Metropolitan Police Service released the updated figures as protestors demanding the immediate release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza held their own march through central London on Sunday afternoon.
The vast majority of those detained on Saturday were arrested for displaying placards declaring their support for the group known as Palestine Action. Police updated their earlier totals and said 522 people were arrested for supporting a proscribed organization in violation of anti-terror laws. Another 10