London police on Tuesday arrested Swedish activist Greta Thunberg at a demonstration in support of pro-Palestinian hunger strikers, Palestinian activist groups said.
“Greta Thunberg was arrested under the Terrorism Act at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest,” Prisoners for Palestine said in a statement.
The prisoners are being held on charges of supporting the banned Palestine Action group, among other charges, and Thunberg was holding a sign reading ‘I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide’,” it added.
City of London police said it has arrested a woman under the Terrorism Act for displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation. (Newswire)
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested at a protest supporting Palestine Action members in London.
Footage appears to show the 22-year-old holding a sign that reads ‘I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”
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