UK police arrest six people displaying support for Palestine Action

London police arrested six people who displayed support Palestine Action on Saturday and carried away protesters who gathered for a demonstration. 

Police said six people were arrested after unfurling a banner on Westminster Bridge outside parliament in support of Palestine Action, which was proscribed in July after members broke into an airbase and spray painted military planes.

Hundreds gathered for the main protest event in Trafalgar Square in central London, where police began carrying away protesters as seated activists wrote out slogans on placards declaring their support for Palestine Action. Onlookers chanted "shame on you" at officers.

The event is the latest in a series of protests, during which hundreds have been arrested for defying the government ban which makes it an offence to show support for Palestine Action.