Teenager arrested on suspicion of inviting support for Hamas in London

January 31, 2024   

(LBC) Police have arrested a teenager on suspicion of inviting support for Hamas after a pro-Palestine protest in north London.

Officers arrested the woman, 19, from central London, early on Wednesday and searched an address.

She is in custody at a police station after being held for inviting support for a proscribed organisation, contrary to Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Police said it was alleged to have happened during a demonstration in Camden on October 19.

“The arrest shows the Met’s continued commitment to pursuing to the fullest extent of the law allegations of support for a terrorist group,” the force said in a statement.

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