London police slam 'right wing' protests amid Israel-Hamas war

London police slam 'right wing' protests amid Israel-Hamas war

London police blamed "right wing" groups for violence at a massive pro-Palestinian march in London on Sunday.

Protesters in the march, said to involve some 300,000 people, shouted anti-Israel slogans and waved Palestinian flags. Police say a small number of "right wing" counterprotesters incited violence at the event, however.

Clashes between the counter-protesters and police resulted in nine injured officers. Police also reported 126 arrests.

Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian protesters chanted "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," a slogan calling for the destruction of Israel. While the protest was onstensibly in favor of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, protesters could also be heard chanting "long live the intifada," which calls for continued war against Israel.