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Gaza protests in London have cost more than £32 million in policing

Source: PA Wire

The cost of policing Gaza-related protests in London has reached over £32 million, as major marches are planned across the capital on Saturday.

A Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) march will take place in central London, with this weekend being the fifth major demonstration of the year so far.

The group said it was expecting “hundreds of thousands of people” to march from Hyde Park to the US Embassy.

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