Pro-Palestinian protesters occupied London’s Waterloo station on Saturday afternoon and, having initially refused to leave, subsequently the British Transport Police declared on X that they are “moving to [the] arrest phase.”
Following engagement with protest liaison officers, protestors are refusing to leave Waterloo station as agreed. Therefore we are moving to arrest phase. pic.twitter.com/sbsgfYciNI
— British Transport Police (@BTP) November 18, 2023
In a later post, the police said that they had made 5 arrests and that the protests had since been moved to outside the station.
An anti-Israel protester looses her mind as a British police officer tells her that her attempt at blocking Waterloo station in London will in fact not lead to a lasting peace in the Middle East.The truth hurts… pic.twitter.com/VjIJ6nUwsP
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 18, 2023
The Metropolitan Police proceeded to inform the public that the protest had moved to Parliament Square, where they merged with Just Stop Oil activists. An unknown number of arrests have also been carried out here.
We believe the group in Parliament Square is a mix of pro-Palestinian protesters and JSO activists. We have arrested a prominent JSO activist from within the group. We have a significant number of officers ready to respond if there is further disruption in the road. pic.twitter.com/iBANMzKnhE
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 18, 2023