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UPDATE: Man arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offence at pro-Palestinian protest outside Newbury Police Station




UPDATE: A man has been arrested at a planned pro-Palestine protest held outside Newbury Police Station last night (Saturday).

A 50-year-old man remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of causing a racially aggravated public order offence.

Pro Palestine protest outside Newbury Police Station on Saturday, June 28.
Pro Palestine protest outside Newbury Police Station on Saturday, June 28.

Police attended the protest around 7pm last night and have assured us there is “no wider threat to the public” following the arrest.

Pro-Palestinian activists carrying Palestinian flags chanted “down with occupation” and “liberation” during the protest, which has now finished.

They stayed outside the station for a few hours before peacefully dispersing shortly after 10pm, newburytoday understands.

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The protest comes after counter terrorism police arrested four people in Newbury and London on Thursday (June 26) on suspected terror offences after a break-in at RAF Brize Norton – Britain’s largest airbase – last Friday (June 20).

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Two Voyager aircraft were damaged by members of campaign group Palestine Action, which is due to be proscribed as a terror group in the UK, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has confirmed.

Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) has been contacted to confirm whether any of Brize Norton break-in suspects are currently being detained at Newbury Police Station.



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