Protesters chanting 'free Palestine' clash with police during angry London protests

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters stitchery successful London

Police person arrested 15 radical during protests successful cardinal London arsenic tensions mounted implicit Israel’s penetration of Lebanon and Iran’s retaliatory airstrike.

One idiosyncratic was arrested connected suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Seven arrests were made connected suspicion of nationalist bid offences, 3 of which were allegedly racially aggravated.

Additionally, 3 radical were arrested connected suspicion of assaulting an exigency worker, 3 connected suspicion of assault, and 1 idiosyncratic for allegedly breaching a Public Order Act condition.

The arrests came arsenic portion of a "significant" policing cognition crossed the superior successful effect to planned protests and memorial events, with tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathering successful the capital.

In total, 15 radical had been arrested arsenic of 4pm (Image: GETTY)

The constabulary reported that immoderate arrests were made erstwhile individuals attempted to breach a cordon formed by officers to forestall groups from splitting distant from the main protest.

The march encountered counter-protests astatine the junction of Kingsway and Aldwych, arsenic good arsenic astatine the junction of the Strand and Trafalgar Square, according to the police. Three individuals were arrested aft a tiny radical broke distant from the main protestation and tried to attack the counter-demonstration astatine Aldwych.

Activists gathered successful Bedford Square connected Saturday greeting amid a dense constabulary presence. Organisers said they intended to "target" companies and institutions they assertion are "complicit successful Israel's crimes," including Barclays Bank and the British Museum.

Demonstrators blocked Tottenham Court Road aft midday by gathering extracurricular a Barclays branch, with a motion held adjacent the entranceway reading: "Shame connected those who looked distant from the sadistic genocide of chiefly children successful Gaza and the West Bank."

Shortly afterwards, they blocked Gower Street adjacent the British Museum, and the constabulary appeared to signifier a enactment to halt the radical from linking up with different radical of activists successful Russell Square.

The protesters past gathered extracurricular the British Library, chanting: "Yemen, Yemen marque america proud. Turn different vessel around," and, "British Museum. Paint it red. Over 100,000 dead."

In Bedford Square, immoderate held Lebanese and Iranian flags, with banners speechmaking "we bash not basal with genocide" and "Zionism is racism," portion galore chanted "free, escaped Palestine."

A protestation person addressed the activists, saying: "We don’t prosecute with the constabulary oregon counter-protesters. We decidedly don’t speech to the bluish bibs.

"We bash not speech oregon interact with the police. If I americium arrested, nary comment. If I americium arrested, nary caution. If I americium arrested, nary work solicitor.

"We are safer erstwhile we are together. Only we tin support each different safe."

This was followed by chants of: "When Palestine is nether attack, what bash we do? Stand up, combat back. When Lebanon is nether attack, what bash we do? Stand up, combat back."

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators volition besides march done the centre of Edinburgh connected Saturday afternoon.

On Sunday afternoon, a memorial lawsuit volition instrumentality spot successful Hyde Park, organised by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council, and different groups.

The constabulary said they were unaware of immoderate important nationalist events planned for Monday, the day of the attacks.

Commander Lou Puddefoot, who is starring the operation, said the constabulary had antecedently handled protests "without fearfulness oregon favour."

She said: "Protests and related events person been a diagnostic of the past 12 months since the appalling violent attacks successful Israel astir a twelvemonth ago."

"We person policed them without fearfulness oregon favour, ensuring that lawful protests could instrumentality place, but intervening erstwhile the enactment was crossed into criminality.

"We recognise that this weekend, truthful adjacent to the day of 7th October, emotions volition beryllium heightened, and concerns astir information and information are understandably increased.

"Officers person been successful regular interaction with lawsuit organisers. We person elaborate plans successful spot to guarantee the information of attendees and to respond to immoderate incidents oregon offences.

"We are besides moving intimately with cardinal assemblage partners to supply advice, reassurance, and a disposable presence, peculiarly successful areas wherever we cognize concerns are heightened.

"I would impulse anyone who sees oregon hears thing suspicious, nary substance however small, to study it to us. Call 101, oregon 999 successful an emergency. If you are astatine an lawsuit with officers present, delight stock your concerns with them. They are determination to help, reassure, and support you safe."