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Police arrested 325 people at a Defend Our Juries protest outside the US embassy in London on Saturday, 31 October, backing Palestine Action. The arrests come days before a Supreme Court challenge to the group's ban, due Wednesday.
Palestine Action is a direct-action group that targeted Israeli-linked arms firms in the UK and was banned under UK terrorism law. Supporters, including the group Defend Our Juries, protest the ban, and the government defends it. The ban is now being challenged in court.
Police said they arrested 325 people on Saturday at a demonstration outside the US embassy in London in support of Palestine Action, organised by the group Defend Our Juries. The arrests come ahead of a Supreme Court challenge to the ban on Palestine Action on Wednesday.