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    26 days ago

    The majority of the arrests were for supporting a proscribed group under the Terrorism Act, while police said 17 were also arrested for assaults on police officers “after the protest turned violent”.

    But event organisers said protesters were “peacefully defying the ban” and accused the Met of making “false claims” about violence.

    Surely EU cops would never lie to beat up protesters and arrest them