The arrests were made at a demonstration on Saturday organised by Defend Our Juries at Chamberlain Square in the city centre, West Midlands Police said.

Those arrested were taken into custody under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

West Midlands Police said: “We arrested 25 people at a protest in Birmingham city centre this afternoon.

“The arrests were made during a demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries in Chamberlain Square, at which a number of people carried placards expressing support for Palestine Action.

“The group was proscribed by the Government in July this year, meaning it is an offence to be a member of it or express support for it.”

Chief Inspector James Littlehales said: “We fully recognise people’s right to demonstrate peacefully, and many people continue to p

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