Women charged over paraglider images at pro-Palestinian protest

November 3, 2023   

(BBC) Two women have been charged with a terror offence after allegedly carrying “an image displaying a paraglider” at a pro-Palestinian protest in London.

The Met Police said Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, were charged on Friday with inviting support for a proscribed organisation.

The force said the alleged offences happened at a pro-Palestinian protest in Whitehall on 14 October.

Police are still looking for a third woman.

The two women, both from south London, were released on bail and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 10 November.

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