Hundreds of people turned out in London Sunday for a pro-Palestinian march banned by the government after police said it was organised by a group "supportive of the Iranian regime". London police's Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan has claimed the march organisers are "supportive of the Iranian regime".

Pro-Iranian supporters including one carrying a sign reading “boom boom Tel Aviv” have gathered in central London for the annual Al-Quds Day demonstration.

Pro-Iran protesters gathered in central London on Sunday for the annual Al-Quds Day rally, shouting anti-Israel slogans and waving Palestinian flags as police made three arrests during the protest and a counter-demonstration.

The Al-Quds Day protest, organised in the United Kingdom by the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), is typically held toward the end of Ramadan and calls attention to Palestinian rights and Israel’s decades-long occupation.

Hundreds gathered in London for a pro-Palestinian rally on Sunday, despite a government ban on marching. Police separated protesters and counter-protesters, arresting one individual for refusing to remove a face covering.