The Metropolitan Police arrested 474 people during London’s largest protest supporting banned group Palestine Action. Most were detained under terrorism laws, sparking criticism from rights groups who called the crackdown disproportionate.

Police have arrested 466 people in central London on Saturday for protesting the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws.

British police arrested more than 200 people in central London on Saturday as supporters of the recently banned pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action deliberately violated the law to challenge the government's prohibition,