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Met Apologises to Pensioner Arrested Under Terror Law at St Pancras
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The Metropolitan Police has settled a claim from Tej Singh Bhandal, a 68-year-old pro-Palestine campaigner arrested at St Pancras station under terrorism powers. He was detained and handcuffed after declining to hand over his phone PIN when returning on Eurostar in June. Counter-terror police admitted the stop did not meet legal requirements, apologised to him and dropped the criminal investigation against him over the refusal.
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