Britain proscribed Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation in July after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged military planes.
Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters have since been arrested at demonstrations, many of them over the age of 60. London police said 890 had been held following a protest near parliament in central London on Saturday, the highest number of detentions from a single such protest to date.
“The violence we encountered during the operation was coordinated and carried out by a group of people ... intent on creating as much disorder as possible,“ said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Claire Smart.
“These mass acts of defiance will continue until the ban is lifted,“ a spokesperson said.
Human rights groups have criticised the ban as disproportionate and say it limits the freedom of expression of peaceful protesters.
“Almost everyone shares the agony when we see the images from Gaza ... and for people who want to voice their concern and protest, I applaud them,“ he told Sky News. “But that does not require them to link it to support for Palestine Action, a proscribed group.”
Many of those arrested in recent weeks are released on police bail, and it was unclear how many were still in detention - REUTERS
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