A protester was spotted appearing to make an inverted triangle gesture during a pro-Palestine march held in central London on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
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Footage showed a woman standing in a crowd holding a Palestinian flag with the red triangle pointed downwards while making a matching inverted triangle shape with her fingers.
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The symbol has become associated with Hamas during the Gaza conflict after the terror group used inverted red triangles in propaganda videos to mark Israeli targets before attacks.
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Supporters, however, argue it is a broader symbol of Palestinian resistance.
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Demonstrators clashed with police as up to 100 people marched through central London chanting 'free free Palestine' and 'free the people, free the land'.
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They had gathered at Lincoln's Inn Fields shortly before midday and, despite being told by police not to wear face coverings, a handful of marchers appeared to ignore the order.
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The Met said officers had spoken to a large number of protesters about a Section 60AA order requiring face coverings to be removed and acknowledged some people would believe police should have taken 'more robust action' against masked demonstrators.
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A protester was spotted appearing to make an inverted triangle gesture during a pro-Palestinian march held in central London on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks
Footage showed a woman standing in a crowd holding a Palestinian flag with the red tria
However, the force said many protesters removed their face coverings after being warned by officers.
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One person taking part in the student march was arrested after allegedly refusing to remove a face covering when instructed to do so by police.
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Pro-Israeli and Palestinian protesters clashed, with Israeli supporters heard shouting 'You just love terror', followed by 'scum' and 'terrorist supporters off our streets'.
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Police said 11 arrests were made across the day's demonstrations.
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Five people were arrested at a spontaneous protest outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews in Camden for alleged offences including inciting racial hatred and breaching conditions imposed under the Public Order Act.
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A further four people were arrested during the student march, while another person was arrested at a counter-protest in Holborn for allegedly breaching Public Order Act conditions.
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Another person taking part in the student march was arrested on suspicion of common assault.
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Police said officers would review evidence gathered during the protests to determine whether any further offences had been committed.
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Today's march was policed by dozens of officers and caused chaos on the roads.
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Looking on from Southampton Row, Mark Rose said: 'Half of them don't even know what river they are referring to.'
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Mr Rose, 55, who was on his way to work in Hatton Garden, added: 'I think they should be swept off the streets and banned for good.
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They are supporting a terrorist organisation.
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'I have seen some of the videos from that day (October 7) and it was horrific and I bet none of them have ever watched it.'
Pro-Palestine demonstrators marching towards Russell Square are confronted by a counter-protester draped in an Israeli flag
Some protesters were pictured wearing protective face masks, despite a police restriction being imposed on people wearing a face covering that hides their identity
The president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews said they 'would not be threatened or intimidated' after a protest outside the organisation's London headquarters.
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Phil Rosenberg said: 'On the anniversary of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, masked protesters demonstrated outside our office today, chanting about 'intifada' and harassing our neighbours.
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'We are grateful to the Metropolitan Police for their swift response and making arrests on the spot.
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'We will not be threatened or intimidated by this small and extremist minority of British society.
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'We will continue undeterred to advocate for the Jewish people, here and around the world, and to stand up for peace and security for Israelis, Palestinians and the wider Middle East.'
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Demonstrators marched from King's College London in the Strand to University College London in Russell Square, Holborn.
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New rules imposed by the Met required the group to gather in a specific area, Lincoln's Inn Fields, by 12.30pm and take a prescribed route to Russell Square.
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The rally must finish by 2pm, when protesters must disperse.
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Those taking part were warned by police that they faced being arrested if they broke any of the 'stringent' restrictions.
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It included a ban on wearing a face covering that hides their identity.
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A counter-protest by Stop the Hate was also ordered to end by 2pm.
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The decision to march in support of Palestine on Wednesday has faced backlash, with Jewish student leaders calling the plans 'outrageous'.
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Defence Secretary Wes Streeting branded the planned demonstrations 'shameful' while Education Secretary Lucy Powell had urged students 'to show compassion and protest on another day'.
King's College London said yesterday it would be closing the Strand-facing entrances at three of its buildings 'for the safety and wellbeing of our students'.
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It follows calls for police to go further and seek a ban on the protest, after officers vowed to take a 'robust' stance on the 'day of mourning and a day of reflection'.
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The demonstration has been advertised on social media by student activists, who say they intend to 'take to the street' to 'demand an end to the Palestinian genocide'.
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It will come on the third anniversary of the atrocity in which Hamas militants murdered more than 1,200 civilians and took 251 hostages.
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman, who leads Met Operations including public order policing, said: 'This event is being held on the third anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the start of the ensuing conflict in Gaza.
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This will be a day of mourning and reflection for many in London and we know the serious concerns that this event has caused Jewish communities in particular.
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We have imposed stringent conditions on those taking part in this march.
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These will help us manage the event and minimise serious disruption.
'Anyone who breaches these conditions or commits offences should be under no illusion they will face arrest.
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We have zero tolerance for hate crime and those who chant or display placards calling for intifada or encourage unlawful extremism will be arrested.
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