Arrests made over alleged support for terror group

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations took place in central London on Saturday Four people have been arrested on suspicion of encouraging support for a banned terrorist group at a protest in London, the Met Police has said. Three of the suspects were arrested at a pro-Palestine demonstration at Victoria Embankment on Saturday.

The fourth was arrested when he went to a second protest against their arrests outside a west London police station on Sunday. All four have been released on bail until late March and their homes have been searched. A 34-year-old man from Kent, a 58-year-old man from west London and a 36-year-old woman from South Yorkshire were all arrested on suspicion of inviting support for a proscribed organisation, police said.

The fourth suspect, a 49-year-old man from south London, was arrested on suspicion of the same offence when he was spotted protesting against the arrests.

Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met Counter Terrorism Command, said: "The vast majority of people attending protests are doing so peacefully.

"There are consequences for those who are not and where officers see people supporting proscribed organisations we will take action, as we did this weekend."