Thousands attend pro-Palestine march in London
The Metropolitan Police has issued a dispersal order to tackle "incidents of anti-social behaviour, crime and disorder" following today's pro-Palestine march through London.
The dispersal order covers large parts of Central London including Trafalgar Square and Green Park.
It comes as at least seven people were confirmed to have been arrested at the pro-Palestine demonstrations today.
One was arrested for criminal damage while two were arrested for public order offences.
Westminster Police posted on X, formerly known as Twitter: "A Section 35 Dispersal Order has been authorised by Inspector Goodwin at 1800 hours on 14th October, until 0600 hrs Sunday 15th October 2023 covering mapped area of Central London.
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"Authority implemented to tackle incidents of anti-social behaviour, crime & disorder."
Earlier, the Metropolitan Police said that "flares, bottles and fireworks" had been thrown at police during the chaotic scenes.
However, the force said that this had been "small pockets of disorder" during a largely peaceful march.
The Met Police said as of 7.45pm on Saturday the area around Trafalgar Square is clear and the main crowd from the march dispersed.
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Later, the Met Police confirmed that the main crowd in Trafalgar Square had dispersed and the area around the landmark was clear.
There were also warnings that action would be taken against anyone showing support for Hamas or deviating from the agreed route.
Protesters on the route to Westminster could also be heard chanting "Rishi Sunak, shame on you" and the slogan "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free".
While the number of protesters has yet to be confirmed, it is thought that several thousand attended the march.
Rallies were also being held in Manchester and Edinburgh and other parts of the UK.
The protests come a week after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, killing at least 1,300 people.
Since then, more than 2,200 people have been killed in Gaza as Israel has bombarded the small strip of land with retaliatory air strikes.
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