@guardian: “I’m not scared of getting arrested …we are actually safer than the youngsters,” one protester told the Guardian at the Palestine Action ban protest in London this weekend. A total of 532 people were arrested on Saturday at the largest demonstration relating to the group since it was proscribed by the UK government last month. All but 10 were arrested under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for displaying supportive placards or signs. An age breakdown released by the Metropolitan police on Sunday revealed that almost 100 of those detained were in their 70s and 15 were in their 80s. Of the 519 people with confirmed dates of birth, 49.9% were 60 or older. Hundreds attended the event in Parliament Square organised by Defend Our Juries, which asked participants to hold up signs saying: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Watch this video to hear from people at the protest and click the link in bio for our full film #palestineaction #gaza

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