Police have arrested 466 people in central London on Saturday for protesting the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws.

Every person arrested on suspicion of supporting terrorist group Palestine Action in Westminster on Saturday has been released. The total number handcuffed had risen to 522 after hundreds turned out to back the group,

The number of people arrested for supporting banned group Palestine Action at a protest in central London has risen to more than 520. Only 18 of those people remained in custody on Sunday afternoon but were expected to be released on bail “in the coming hours”, the Metropolitan Police said.