Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Metropolitan Police will use the River Thames as a "barrier" to separate Al Quds protesters and counter-protesters in London on Sunday, deploying marine units and over 1,000 officers. This "new, bespoke tactic" aims to prevent clashes after the police successfully applied to ban the annual Al Quds Day march, though static demonstrations are permitted under strict conditions. Al Quds demonstrators will be restricted to the south side of the river on Albert Embankment, while counter-protests will be confined to the north side near Millbank, with all events limited to 1pm to 3pm. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan stated that while the police cannot entirely eliminate the risk of disorder, the river separation is expected to significantly reduce it. The decision to ban the march, approved by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, was criticised by the Islamic Human Rights Commission but welcomed by the Community Security Trust. In fullPolice to use River Thames as a barrier for first time in bid to stop Al Quds protesters from clashingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How the Met Police plan to keep Al Quds protesters apart this weekend
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Metropolitan Police will use the River Thames as a "barrier" to separate Al Quds protesters and counter-protesters in London on Sunday, deploying marine units and over 1,000 officers. This "new, bespoke tactic" aims to prevent clashes after the police successfully applied to ban the annual Al Quds Day march, though static demonstrations are permitted under strict conditions. Al Quds demonstrators will be restricted to the south side of the river on Albert Embankment, while counter-protests will be confined to the north side near Millbank, with all events limited to 1pm to 3pm. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan stated that while the police cannot entirely eliminate the risk of disorder, the river separation is expected to significantly reduce it. The decision to ban the march, approved by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, was criticised by the Islamic Human Rights Commission but welcomed by the Community Security Trust. In fullPolice to use River Thames as a barrier for first time in bid to stop Al Quds protesters from clashingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
