London Police Probe Rapper Bobby Vylan Over ‘Death to the IDF’ Chant at Al Quds Day Protest
Twelve arrests were made and police deployed 1,000 officers to keep rival groups apart during the static Al Quds Day protests amid concerns of serious public disorder.
- On Sunday, the Metropolitan Police opened an investigation into chants of 'death, death to the IDF' led by rapper Bobby Vylan at an Al Quds Day rally in central London, where twelve people were arrested and the crowd appeared to join in.
- Secretary Shabana Mahmood granted police a month-long ban, so organisers held a permitted static protest between 1pm and 3pm along Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges.
- Scotland Yard deployed the River Thames as a physical barrier with two police boats and drafted at least 1,000 officers to manage the protest and counter-protest.
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Rival protests divided by police in London
The annual Al Quds Day demonstration in London, established by Iran’s first supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in support of Palestinians, drew heavy security and restrictions from UK authorities. CNN’s international correspondent Jomana Karadsheh reports from the protest.
Tens of thousands protest against Iran war as Met claims repression works
The Met Police has issued a statement praising itself for its decision to ban today’s London march against the Iran war. The force allied with the Israel lobby to ban the annual Al Quds Day march and limit it to a ‘static rally’. Then it boasted how great its decision had been because its repression of British citizens’ right to march in peaceful protest had caused some not to attend. It ended by thanking police officers for coming from all over…
Police to investigate 'Death to the IDF' chants by Rapper Bobby Vylan in London protest
In a social media statement, Scotland Yard said it will investigate the case, acknowledging "the concern footage and chanting like this causes, particularly with London’s Jewish communities."
Bob Vylan rapper Bobby Vylan 'repeats death to the IDF chant' at pro-Iran 'hate march' in London - Met Police probe launched
Police are investigating Bob Vylan's frontman after he allegedly repeated his Glastonbury chants of "death, death to the IDF" at a mass pro-Iran march in London
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