The Metropolitan Police has said 890 people were arrested at a protest against the banning of Palestine Action as a terror group on Saturday - including 17 on suspicion of assaulting officers. A total of 857 individuals were arrested in Parliament Square in London under the Terrorism Act 2000 over alleged offences, the force said. It added that a further 33 were arrested for other offences, with 17 of those detained on suspicion of assaulting officers. The Met Police did not say what the other 16 arrests were for., Urgent question in Commons on Palestine Action after 890 people arrested at protest
