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Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja Arrested at Palestine Protest
Metropolitan Police said 212 people were arrested as the Massive Attack frontman joined a mass protest against the Palestine Action ban.
- On Saturday, April 11, Metropolitan Police arrested Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja at a Trafalgar Square demonstration on suspicion of showing support for the proscribed protest group Palestine Action.
- Del Naja participated in the 'Everyone Day' mass action protesting the Government's proscription of Palestine Action, telling the Press Association he felt compelled to act despite potential career consequences regarding travel and visas.
- Officers arrested 212 individuals at the demonstration, with ages ranging from 27 to 82. Footage showed three officers carrying the 61-year-old musician away as protesters cheered and applauded.
- Del Naja stated, "This was an unlawful arrest and, therefore, I don't accept it," describing the group's actions as "highly patriotic" for allegedly protecting the country from involvement in serious war crimes.
- Massive Attack, now consisting of Del Naja and Grant Marshall, has opposed Israel's military actions in Gaza and the West Bank; the band begins a European summer tour on May 26, visiting Helsinki and Brussels.
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