London —

Large crowds of people protesting the British government’s decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action gathered in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday, in a show of continuing support since it was designated as a terror organization in July.

London’s Metropolitan Police Service told CNN it could not provide an official headcount for the demonstration but shared an estimate of 1,000 to 1,400 protesters, broadly in line with the numbers given by the organizers.

Police arrested protesters to chants of “shame on you” and “you’re supporting genocide” from fellow demonstrators, according to the UK’s PA media news agency, with officers forcing their way through crowds to make the arrests.

The police presence was reinforced partway through the protest, PA reported. No a

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