{"id":296460,"date":"2025-07-27T17:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/296460\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T17:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:54:11","slug":"three-arrested-after-sit-down-protest-on-city-centre-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/296460\/","title":{"rendered":"Three arrested after sit-down protest on city centre street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They are in police custody to be questioned<a class=\"AuthorLink_author-link__rg5qj\" data-tmdatatrack=\"author\" data-testid=\"byline-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/authors\/dan-haygarth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Dan Haygarth<\/strong><\/a> Liverpool Daily Post Editor and Regeneration Reporter<\/p>\n<p>18:04, 27 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_DHAY_CITY_CENTRE_PROTEST.jpg\" alt=\"A Merseyside Police van parked on Roscoe Street, near to the Bombed Out Church, on Sunday\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A Merseyside Police van parked on Roscoe Street, near to the Bombed Out Church, on Sunday(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Three people were arrested following a protest in Liverpool city centre this afternoon. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Merseyside PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police<\/a> said the protest came as the Liverpool Friends of Palestine Group held their regular procession through the city centre at 2pm today (July 27).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The force said a part of the group, around 40 people, held a protest, including some who sat down in the road at the junction of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-city-centre\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Berry Street and Hardman StreetLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Berry Street and Hardman Street<\/a>, near St Luke&#8217;s &#8216;Bombed Out&#8217; Church. The march continued on to its usual destination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Three people were arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance. They are in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"policeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> custody to be questioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Earlier today, a police spokesperson said there was some disruption to traffic in the area of Berry Street and Hardman Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">They added at the time that officers were liaising with the group. 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