A civil rights group has launched court action against police after officers used anti-terror laws to arrest peace protesters at Europe's biggest arms fair.
Police in London made 16 arrests on Tuesday around the Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI) show, a major display of high-tech weaponry from world arms manufacturers that attracts thousands of possible buyers.
Three people were arrested for criminal damage after they threw red paint at a walkway and others were held for obstructing a highway, police said.
"When appropriate some officers used sections 44-1 and 44-2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to make some arrests," a Scotland Yard police spokesman said.
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