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A man who was carrying a Union flag was arrested after being accused of hurling racist abuse at Palestine supporters during a march in London on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in central London on Saturday, to protest Israel's reaction to Hamas' attack on its people last weekend.A 67-year-old has been charged with intentionally causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.Officers said the fact that he was carrying the flag was "in no way" the reason for his arrest.

Some of the Hamas members who attacked Israelis arrived via hang glider.Fifteen protesters were arrested overall, mainly for public order offences, as the protests became uglier as the evening went on. Nine police officers were hurt.More than 1,000 Israelis have died and over 2,000 Palestinians have also been killed in the ensuing conflict and brewing humanitarian disaster. Thousands more on both sides have been wounded.

 

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