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21 arrested after blocking Oxford Circus to demand an arms embargo on Israel
A London Underground roundel at Oxford Circus station, in London, August 17, 2016
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HUNDREDS of activists blocked London’s Oxford Circus today to demand an arms embargo on Israel and for the incoming government to halt all new oil and gas licences.
Youth Demand, a new group linked to Just Stop Oil, gathered at Victoria Embankment Gardens, where they held a people’s assembly, before marching through central London.
The group reported that 21 arrests were made after they blocked Oxford Circus.
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