Two arrested in Birmingham ahead of anti-Zionist group launch

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She was wanted by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of a Public Order Act offence, as part of a London force investigation into speeches and social media posts made between May and October last year in both the capital and Birmingham.

At around 5pm , a man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after a member of the public who had come to observe the event told police he had been threatened.

The criminal investigation into a social media post which had been used to advertise the event continues, WMP said.

The force maintained a police presence outside the venue throughout the event.

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“Before and during today’s operation, we listened to and updated key stakeholders, including members of the local Jewish community,” it said in a statement.

The venue which had been scheduled to host the group’s launch on Sunday, The Old Print Works, cancelled after it said it could not guarantee “a safe space” on the day.

Instead, the group’s launch event took place instead two doors down, at Al Andalus Hall.