far-right rally<\/a>\u00a0staged by Tommy Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPolice in the British capital deployed 4,000 officers, including reinforcements from \u2060outside the city, on Saturday and pledged \u201cthe most assertive possible use of our powers\u201d in what they called their biggest public order operation in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Armoured vehicles, horses, dogs, drones and helicopters were also deployed to manage the separate protest marches, the UK Metropolitan Police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By 1200 GMT, shortly after both marches started, police said they had made 11 arrests for a range of offences. They had earlier forecast \u2060turnout of at least 80,000 \u2013 about 50,000 at Robinson\u2019s \u201cUnite the Kingdom\u201d march, and 30,000 more expected to go to the Nakba Day rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities had imposed various conditions on the two rallies over their routes and timings, in a bid to keep rival attendees apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prosecutors were told to consider whether certain protest placards or chants may amount to offences and stir up aggression during the rallies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is not about restricting free speech,\u201d said the Crown Prosecution Service\u2019s director, Stephen Parkinson. \u201cIt is about preventing hate crime and protecting the public, particularly at a time of heightened tensions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police force, which estimates its operation will cost 4.5 million pounds ($6m), warned in a statement that it would adopt \u201ca zero-tolerance approach\u201d. That includes, for the first time, making organisers legally responsible for ensuring invited speakers do not break hate speech laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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