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Hundreds of Palestine supporters blockade Tower Bridge

HUNDREDS of Palestine supporters blockaded London’s Tower Bridge on Saturday demanding an end to British arms sales to Israel.

The blockade followed a rally in Trafalgar Square supported by more than 30,000 protesters.

Campaign groups Youth Demand, Prayers for Gaza, Pal Pulse, Thanet for Palestine and Ealing Friends of Palestine mounted the blockade amid chants of “Free Palestine” and smoke from flares.

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