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Concerns after women's safety volunteers among those arrested at King's Coronation - as rape alarms seized

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Concerns have been raised after women's safety volunteers were among those arrested at the King's Coronation this weekend, as rape alarms were seized.

The Metropolitan Police made 64 arrests on coronation day (Saturday 6 May), with 46 people bailed after being detained on suspicion of causing a public nuisance or breaching the peace.

Campaigners have condemned the arrests of protesters as a deliberate attempt to "disrupt" and "diminish" dissent. Graham Smith, chief executive of the anti-monarchy Republic campaign group who was detained on Saturday, accused Scotland Yard of having 'every intention' of arresting demonstrators. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community It comes as Rishi Sunak backed the police force, insisting that officers act independently of government based on 'what they think is best' amid claims they were cracking down at the behest of politicians, the PA news agency reports.

But Westminster City Council has now also raised concerns after it emerged that volunteers from their women's safety campaign were arrested - and rape alarms seized.

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