Protesters throw fireworks at police officers in London

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48% : Security was tight around the Cenotaph on London's Whitehall on Saturday - amid fears that it could be vandalised during further pro-Palestine action on Armistice Day next weekProtests also took place elsewhere in London - outside the BBC at the top of Regent Street as well as at Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus, where sit-ins were stagedA pro-Palestine rally took place in Newcastle on Saturday afternoon, attended by hundreds of peopleHundreds of people also turned out for action in Manchester, which saw activists descend on the city's Piccadilly railway stationIn Belfast, protesters left teddy bears outside the US Consulate.
47% : READ MORE: Met Police step up hunt for third paraglider protesterProtesters at a pro-Palestine rally in Trafalgar Square have launched fireworks at police officers as clashes erupted late on Saturday following nationwide protests on a 'day of action' in which activists in 40 locations across the UK called for a ceasefire.
36% : It marked a further sullying of largely peaceful action that has often been marred by tasteless signs and chants appearing to endorse the actions of Hamas after it slaughtered 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, in a terror attack on October 7.Police scuffle with pro-Palestinian protesters near Piccadilly Circus on Saturday during the latest 'day of action' since Hamas' terror attack in Israel on October 7Pro-Palestinian protesters have clashed with police throughout Saturday following action outside the BBC, at Oxford Circus and on Trafalgar SquareFireworks have been hurled at the police as they stood on the steps of Trafalgar Square while monitoring pro-Palestine protestsA protester in Trafalgar Square held up a sign depicting a bulldozer ploughing through a chain-link fence, reminiscent of a photograph taken on October 7 when Hamas invaded IsraelPolice have arrested a man who was holding a sign that allegedly carried a threat to blow up the House of LordsPolice in Glasgow had to separate pro-Palestine activists from a group who held up an Israeli flag in solidarity with the countryProtests in Manchester during the pro-Palestine 'day of action' saw activists occupy Manchester Piccadilly train stationA woman walks through Newcastle city centre in a sheet covered in red paint during a protest on SaturdayThe Metropolitan Police has ordered activists who turned out in London to disperse after the largely peaceful protests turned ugly later in the day; an order has also been made banning the wearing of face coverings across Westminster until 2am.

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