Police officers are set to intervene if protesters use the word “jihad” in chants in London over the weekend, the Metropolitan Police has said.
POLICE officers are set to intervene if protesters use the word “jihad” in chants in London over the weekend, the Metropolitan Police has said.A video emerged of a pro-Palestinian protester calling for “jihad” at a fringe event held outside the Egyptian Embassy while calling for"Muslim armies" to be raised to support Palestine.
Scotland Yard had pointed out that jihad has “a number of meanings” after officers had spoken to the man to discourage the chanting.There have been 408 recorded antisemitic offences in London between October 1 and 27, compared to 28 in the same period last year, the force has revealed.The force has also made 75 arrests linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
There are also 10 counter terrorism investigations linked to internet-related breaches of the Terrorism Act.
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