oct 11, 2023 - Protestors Remove Palestinian Flag from Sheffield Town Hall

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A security review is under way after a protester removed an Israeli flag from Sheffield town hall during a pro-Palestine rally in the city.

Footage posted on social media showed two people scaling the 60-metre (200ft) tall building during a demonstration on Tuesday evening.

The flag is seen to be thrown from the landmark Victorian building and replaced with the Palestinian flag, to cheers from those gathered below.

Reports that the Israeli flag was destroyed were not true, according to a Sheffield city council spokesperson who said it was handed back to officials from the local authority.

The council leader, Tom Hunt, said: “Everyone has the right to safe and peaceful protest but we cannot support the events that took place during the protest outside Sheffield’s town hall.

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