Greta Thunberg arrested in London after pro-Palestinian protest

British police arrested Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in London during a demonstration in support of Palestine, as reported on Tuesday by the British activist group Defend Our Juries.

The activist group confirmed that she was detained under … the anti-terrorism law during the “Prisoners for Palestine” demonstration organized by the organization Palestine Action, which the British government includes as terrorist group, outside the offices of Aspen Insurance in the British capital.

For its part, the movement which supports the protest confirmed in X the arrest of the activist for, according to them, holding a sign which read: “I support the prisoners of Palestinian Action. “I oppose genocide.” They also assured that the Aspen Insurance company, where they organized the demonstration, is an insurer of the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems.

A City of London spokesperson said two people were arrested for throwing red paint at the building.

“Shortly afterwards, a 22-year-old woman also came to the scene,” the police spokesperson said in a statement. “She was arrested for displaying an object (in this case a banner) in support of a banned organization (in this case Palestine Action), which contravenes section 13 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 2000.”