LONDON (AP) — Police on Saturday arrested some of the hundreds of protesters who gathered outside Parliament in London on Saturday to defy a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government.

Defend Our Juries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people were taking part, holding signs reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”

Within minutes, police began arresting the demonstrators, as bystanders chanted “Shame on you” and “Met Police, pick a side, justice or genocide.” There were scuffles and angry exchanges as officers dragged away demonstrators who went limp as they were removed from the crowd.

“Expressing support for a proscribed organization is a criminal offence under the Terrorism Act,” the Metropo

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