Pro-Palestine protesters throw powder on Tower Bridge during London Marathon
- Pro-Palestine activists threw red powder on Tower Bridge during the London Marathon on April 27, 2025, around 10:35 am.
- Youth Demand claimed responsibility, calling for a trade embargo on Israel due to depleted Gaza food stocks from a blockade.
- Two activists jumped barriers, and marathon staff and police quickly tackled and arrested them on suspicion of public nuisance.
- Youth Demand named the activists as Willow Holland, 18, and Cristy North, stating, "We will not stand by while Gaza is starved to death."
- Police detained the pair, and the men's elite race continued without apparent disruption despite the incident.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after London Marathon demonstration
Willow Holland and Cristy North, activists from Youth Demand, threw red powder paint on Tower Bridge to protest U.K. arms sales to Israel. While being restrained, North shouted, 'Stop the genocide'
UK activists disrupt London Marathon to protest Gaza genocide
Two activists disrupted the London Marathon on Sunday morning to draw urgent attention to the unfolding famine and genocide in Gaza, as Israel’s siege pushes the territory deeper into mass starvation. According to a report by London’s LBC, the activists - named as Willow Holland, 18, from Bristol, and Cristy North, a live-in carer from Nottingham - jumped the barriers at Tower Bridge around 10:30am, throwing red powder paint and wearing t-shirts…
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