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| Prosecutions over Gaza protests | Prosecutions over Gaza protests |
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| Sixty-three people face prosecution over alleged offences during protests in London over Israel's military offensive in Gaza, police have said. | Sixty-three people face prosecution over alleged offences during protests in London over Israel's military offensive in Gaza, police have said. |
| An inquiry was launched following confrontations between police and demonstrators in January. | |
| Scotland Yard said those accused of public order and violence charges come from London, West Yorkshire and Surrey and are aged between 12 and 38. | |
| They will appear before West London magistrates on 29 and 30 October. | |
| The Metropolitan Police said demonstrations on 3 and 10 January ended in attacks on officers and the vandalism of shops. | |
| In the first incident, about 2,000 people split from a lawful march and ended up at the Israeli Embassy in Kensington where barriers were broken up and thrown at police ranks. | |
| A week later, a group tried to breach a secure gate near the embassy as officers came under attack with metal barriers, sticks and stones thrown. | |
| A branch of Starbucks coffee shop was looted and items including coffee mugs thrown at police. |