The Metropolitan Police said the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last decade.

Police have arrested 466 people in central London on Saturday for protesting the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws.

The Metropolitan Police have issued a stern warning to anyone planning on attending a Palestine Action protest in London this coming weekend, stating their intention to make mass arrests. This comes weeks after the British government proscribed the network as a terrorist group,