At least 92 counter-protesters arrested during massive pro-Palestinian demonstration in London

At least 92 counter-protesters have been arrested during the pro-Palestinian demonstration this Saturday in London, in which some 300,000 people have participated, according to the estimate of the Metropolitan Police of the British capital.

The vast majority of participants have demonstrated peacefully, although several hundred counterprotesters, including far-rightists, have protested against the march.. At the beginning of it, hundreds of far-rightists forced their way to the Cenotaph, which commemorates the fallen in London, precisely on Armistice Day, which is celebrated this Saturday.

The majority of those detained have been arrested for possession of offensive weapons, brawls or possession of narcotics, according to the British channel Sky News.

A police spokesman, Matt Twist, explained that the counter-protesters arrived at the Cenotaph around 9:00 a.m. “with the apparent intention of confrontation and with violent intentions.”. A knife, a baton, class A drugs and assault on an emergency services worker have been seized from them.

The main pro-Palestinian protest began at 12:00 p.m. and has passed “without incident” despite being one of the largest in London's recent history, according to Twist.

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has described the pro-Palestinian concentration as “disrespectful” and the head of the Interior, Suella Braverman, directly accused the London Metropolitan Police for authorizing it, in a controversial article in which she accuses it of bias and which has ended up causing political cracks within the Government.