Arrests made during Palestine Action protest in central London
The organisation was added to the UK government's proscribed list in the early hours of this morning
Police have confirmed they've made arrests at a Palestine Action protest in central London.
The organisation is now designated a terror group after a late-night legal bid to delay proscribing it failed.
The protest started at about 1.10pm in Parliament Square and officers were seen taking people away shortly after 1.30pm.
The Metropolitan Police has issued this statement on social media.
The move comes after two planes were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire last month.
Any member or supporter of the organisation could be jailed for up to 14 years.
A mass of Metropolitan Police circled around dozens of protesters standing quietly beneath the statue of Mahatma Ghandi, with placards that said: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
Occasional chants of "free Palestine" broke out from the surrounding onlookers, and some criticised the police attending.
An elderly woman in a dog collar, who was sat in a camp chair with one of the placards at her feet, appeared to be taken away by officers.
Another person was seen lying on the floor in handcuffs as police gathered over her.
Leslie Tate, 76, a Green councillor from Hertfordshire, said: "Palestine Action are not a violent organisation, and the proscription is wrong.
"You do know, of course, that they were prescribed by Parliament with two other groups involved - all three at once so that was a trick to make sure the Bill went through.
"The evidence from their actions that they've taken from the start of Palestine Action is that they all have been non-violent.
"This protest is necessary to defend our democracy, and this is the creeping edge of totalitarianism, frankly.
"We thought they (the police) would probably take pictures of people.
"It's the obvious thing to do, to photograph them, then they have their identity, rather than make arrests."