- Title: Two arrested in scuffles after pro-Palestinian protest in London
- Date: 22nd May 2021
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 22, 2021) (REUTERS) POLICE STANDING IN LINE / PROTESTERS, SOME CARRYING FLAGS VARIOUS OF SCUFFLES BETWEEN POLICE AND PROTESTERS IN WEST KENSINGTON AREA OF CENTRAL LONDON, AFTER PROTEST AT ISRAELI EMBASSY VARIOUS OF PERSON STANDING ON TRAFFIC LIGHT PERSON STANDING ON TRAFFIC LIGHT, CROWD GATHERED WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF POLICE, WAVING FLAG AND SAYING (English): "Stop, this is a peaceful protest." / WOMAN GUIDING HER AWAY / POLICE PEOPLE MARCHING TOWARDS ISRAELI EMBASSY, SOME CARRYING FLAGS AND SIGNS PEOPLE MARCHING, CHANTING AND HOLDING LARGE PALESTINIAN FLAG FLAG PEOPLE MARCHING, PERSON HOLDING PALESTINIAN FLAG PROTESTERS GATHERED, POLICE STANDING IN LINE PROTESTERS USING SMOKE FLARES PROTESTERS GATHERED PROTESTER HOLDING SIGN READING (English): "ISRAEL = MODERN DAY COLONIALISTS" POLICE / PROTESTERS, PEOPLE WALKING BY POLICE PROTESTERS GATHERED, SIGN READING (English): "FREE PALESTINE END ISRAELI OCCUPATION"
- Embargoed: 5th June 2021 20:07
- Keywords: Israel Israeli embassy London Palestinians clashes protest scuffles
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001EE1MV5Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:British police on Saturday (May 22) made two arrests after scuffles broke out following a pro-Palestinian protest near the Israeli embassy in London.
A group of about 350 people broke away from a larger protest in central London to stage a noisy demonstration with flares and drums near the embassy in Kensington.
The scuffles broke out after the crowd moved on, marching down a busy shopping street in the areas.
A day-old ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants was still holding on Saturday evening, enabling officials to start assessing the scale of the damage after 11 days of fighting.
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