Reuters
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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was launched from custody after being arrested on Tuesday in London at a pro-Palestinian protest, police mentioned.
UK-based marketing campaign group Prisoners for Palestine mentioned Thunberg, 22, was earlier arrested underneath the Terrorism Act for holding an indication that mentioned “I help the Palestine Motion prisoners. I oppose genocide”. The British authorities has proscribed Palestine Motion as a terrorist group.
Metropolis of London Police mentioned Thunberg had been bailed till March.
Police mentioned earlier two different folks had been arrested for throwing crimson paint at a constructing. A spokesperson mentioned a 22-year-old lady later attended the scene and was arrested for displaying a placard in help of a proscribed organisation.
Prisoners for Palestine, which helps some detained activists who’ve gone on starvation strike, mentioned the constructing had been focused as a result of it was utilized by an insurance coverage agency which they mentioned supplied companies to the British arm of Israeli defence agency Elbit Methods.
The insurance coverage firm didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Thunberg grew to become distinguished after staging weekly local weather protests in entrance of the Swedish parliament in 2018.
Final 12 months, she was cleared of a public order offence in Britain as a decide dominated police had no energy to arrest her and others at a protest in London the 12 months earlier than.
She was detained along with 478 people and expelled by Israel in October after becoming a member of an activist convoy of vessels, the World Sumud Flotilla, that tried to achieve Gaza with assist provides. Israel has constantly denied genocide allegations.
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