Women charged over paraglider images at pro-Palestinian protest

The two women were charged with inviting support for a proscribed organisation

Two women have been charged with a terror offence after allegedly carrying "an image displaying a paraglider" at a pro-Palestinian protest in London.

The Met Police said Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, were charged on Friday with inviting support for a proscribed organisation.

The force said the alleged offences happened at a pro-Palestinian protest in Whitehall on 14 October.

Police are still looking for a third woman.

The two women, both from south London, were released on bail and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 10 November.

They are also seeking a man seen waving a placard with the words "I fully support Hamas" during a protest on Bond Street on 21 October.

Hamas, which is classed as a terrorist organisation in the UK, used paragliders as part of its attack on Israel on 7 October which left more than 1,000 Israelis dead.

Cdr Dominic Murphy, who is head of the Met's counter terrorism command, said: "We have worked swiftly and decisively to investigate this matter and that has led to these two women being charged with terrorism offences only a week after issuing our public appeal."

He urged anyone with information about the other two individuals to contact police.

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