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Six Youth Demand campaigners arrested while attending meeting in London
Youth Demand activists protest against the Gaza genocide outside Keir Starmer's house in London, April 2024

SIX supporters of campaign group Youth Demand have been arrested while attending a meeting in central London.

More than 30 officers made the arrests at a welcome talk being held at the Quaker Meeting House in Westminster at around 7.30pm on Thursday, the group said.

The Met said they were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.

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