Counter-protesters throw projectiles at police on Armistice Day in Westminster. More than 90 people have been arrested while attempting to get to pro-Palestine march in London. Police have blasted the 'unacceptable aggression'.
Get all the latest news and updates throughout the day onRishi Sunak today condemned as 'despicable' both 'EDL thugs' who attacked police officers and pro-Palestinian protesters pictured openly supporting Hamas following a day of chaos in central London.
Meanwhile, officers stopped and searched a group of around 150 pro-Palestine protesters who had broken off from the main demonstration and were letting off fireworks - some of which struck officers in the face. Police said there were 300,000 people on the main march but organisers put the figure at 'more than 800,000'.
A man holding a stick was pictured among a group of counter-protesters in Trafalgar Square this evening READ MORE - Pro-Palestinian protesters say 'more than 800,000' marched today to US Embassy Advertisement Mr Sunak said he would be meeting the Met chief, adding: 'All criminality must be met with the full and swift force of the law.
Many of the thugs were stopped and searched and weapons including a knife, a baton and knuckleduster were found as well as class A drugs. 'There were also a number of serious offences identified in relation to hate crime and possible support for proscribed organisations during the protest that we are actively investigating.'
The overwhelming majority of people protested peacefully, he said, as he described as 'unacceptable' scenes of 'far-right thugs attacking the police and some who have used the pro-Palestinian protest to spread hate and racism, including antisemitism'.In this photo counter-protesters are seen on the left and pro-Palestinians on the right
In a statement, the CAA added: 'This march should never have been allowed to go ahead, and Sir Mark Rowley has serious questions to answer. Perhaps he should do so to Britain's Jews, whom he is failing.' Counter-protesters had earlier clashed with police near the Cenotaph, ahead of a service to mark Armistice Day.
A group of about 100 people were later held near Westminster Bridge under police powers to prevent a disturbance. READ MORE - Met Police surround pubs and order hooligans participating to the Pro-Palestine protest not to leave Advertisement This evening, a group of seven thugs were witnessed by a MailOnline reporter trying to attack a lone pro-Palestinian protester after boarding a Circle Line train at Westminster.
Clashes then took place between the protesters and police in Westminster, with images showing one of the men grabbing a riot helmet from an officer and holding it aloft triumphantly.The man is grabbed by the police officer following the incident in central London This evening, a group of seven thugs were witnessed by a MailOnline reporter trying to attack a lone pro-Palestinian protester after boarding a Circle Line train at Westminster
'It's being closely monitored by police and also we have police looking out for any troublemakers that might be intent on causing disruption or seeking a confrontation with people on that main march.' Police officers prevented people from leaving the White Swan pub on Vauxhall Bridge Road so they did not 'cause aggro'
The Met said it was 'actively seeking' two men pictured on the march wearing headbands of the terrorist group Hamas over their balaclava and scarf-covered faces. Senior Cabinet minister Michael Gove was seen in footage being mobbed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Victoria station, who chanted 'shame on you'.
A right-wing protester gestures as police officers keeps the group separate from pro-Palestine protesters An engineer who attended the pro-Palestinian marches in Park Lane, Westminster, described the protests as being 'no better way' to honour Armistice Day. Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said that hundreds of counter-protest demonstrators had arrived this morning and 'seemed intent on confrontation and intent on violence'A right-wing protester is detained by police officers in central London
Shortly before the incident, far-right thug Tommy Robinson left the scene in a taxi after earlier leading hundreds of people as they massed at barriers in Whitehall. Two police officers detain a man in central London close to the pro-Palestine march following clashes with right-wing demonstratorsRiot police officers walk at The Mall as pro-Palestine activists march through London todayDemonstrators clash with police in Chinatown as tensions flare on Armistice DayPeople march in Hyde Park to support Palestine amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza
As a bugler signalled the end of the silence applause followed by chants of 'England' erupted from a section of the crowd. This ended as the wreath laying ceremony began. Former army sergeant James Fillery said: 'I am glad that they didn't disrupt the silence. That would have been so disrespectful.
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