Pakistan, July 6 -- British police arrested more than 20 people in London on Saturday for allegedly supporting the newly banned group Palestine Action, just hours after the ban officially came into force. The arrests took place in Parliament Square, Westminster, where demonstrators gathered holding signs showing solidarity with Palestine Action and denouncing alleged war crimes in Gaza.

The UK government banned the activist group under anti-terrorism laws, citing recent incidents including a break-in at a Royal Air Force base and damage to military aircraft. Interior Minister Yvette Cooper defended the decision, saying the group's violent tactics went beyond acceptable protest and justified proscription. The group lost an emergency appea...