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Quakers condemn police raid after six arrested at Westminster Meeting House

QUAKERS have condemned the arrests of six people at Westminster Meeting House as an “aggressive violation.”

More than 30 police stormed a welcome talk held by environmental and pro-Palestine group Youth Demand in central London on Thursday, activists said.

A person attending their first talk and a journalist were among those held, according to the group. 

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