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Police appear to assault pro-Palestine campaigner in East London

London police officers were filmed appearing to assault a pro-Palestine campaigner who posed no physical threat in the borough of Tower Hamlets on July 12.

Later, over 100 angry protestors gathered outside Bethnal Green Police Station demanding the release of a pro Palestine campaigner, Waseem Yusuf.

Yusuf was eventually released without charge.

Watch the incident and its aftermath below:

Here is the police statement on the incident:

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