A man who was carrying a Union flag was arrested after being accused of hurling racist abuse at Palestine supporters during a march in London on Saturday.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in central London on Saturday, to protest Israel's reaction to Hamas' attack on its people last weekend. There were fifteen arrests during and after the protest.Robert McKenzie, a 68-year-old from Norfolk, has been charged with intentionally causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.Officers said the fact that he was carrying the flag was "in no way" the reason for his arrest.
Nine police officers were hurt during the protests, and one youth was given a referral to a youth offending team for assaulting an emergency worker.Two more young people were referred to similar teams for possession of a firework in a public place and failing to comply with a requirement to remove a face covering.A 20-year-old man from north-east London was given a penalty notice for setting off a firework in public.
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