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UK to Curb Repeat Protests After Synagogue Attack as Police Hold Four in Terror Probe

Ministers will let senior officers weigh the cumulative impact of demonstrations to set tighter conditions on repeat events.

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Police officers detain a protester during a mass demonstration organised by Defend our Juries, against the British government's ban on Palestine Action, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Overview

  • Police said 492 people were arrested in central London, including 488 on suspicion of supporting the proscribed group Palestine Action, with many detained at a silent vigil in Trafalgar Square and 297 held overnight.
  • Home Office plans will amend Sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act to enable conditions or relocations based on prior disruption, alongside a review that could expand powers up to outright protest bans.
  • Counter Terrorism Policing North West won court approval to keep questioning four suspects for five more days, while two others were released without charge as inquiries continue at pace with extra patrols in Manchester.
  • Victims Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, died outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Yom Kippur; attacker Jihad Al‑Shamie, 35, was shot dead after ramming a car and stabbing, wore a fake explosives belt, and was on bail.
  • The police watchdog is examining the use of lethal force, including whether officers may have caused or contributed to Mr Daulby’s death, as rights groups criticize mass arrests and Jewish leaders report rising fear from increased antisemitism.