London’s Metropolitan Police (MET) have opened an investigation into an altercation that broke out on Tuesday evening when a woman set fire to an Israeli flag at a venue hosting a protest by Jewish university students, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. police word to British newspaper Jewish News.
According to the advocacy group StandWithUs Israel, some 250 students were attending an “Israeli party” at a venue in London, parts of which were still open to the public when the event took place.
The association said in a statement that “people who were not invited to the party began chanting ‘Free Palestine’ when they noticed the Israeli decorations in the room.”
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Although venue management warned them that they would be kicked out if they continued to interrupt them, StandWithUs stated that “one of these individuals approached the booth [l’éditeur] DK and started setting fire to the Israeli flag using a lighter.”
Addressing Jewish Newsthe MET confirmed “that an off-duty officer arrested a woman on suspicion of committing racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage.”
“Evidence regarding all those involved was collected by the officers at the scene, who initially decided that there was no need to take further action,” the police statement said.
“The circumstances have since been re-examined and it has been decided that the investigation will remain open so that the matter can be fully investigated. »
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