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Police to interview The Crown actor Khalid Abdalla over Gaza protest

Actor says he has received letter from Met over January march in London, and says right to protest is ‘under attack’

The Crown actor Khalid Abdalla has said he has been summoned to attend a “formal interview” by the Metropolitan police in connection with a pro-Palestine protest. Abdalla, who played Dodi Fayed in the Netflix series based on the royal family, said on social media he had received the letter in relation to a Palestine Solidarity Campaign protest on 18 January. Abdalla, who has also starred in films including United 93, The Kite Runner and The Day of the Jackal, said: “The right to protest is under attack in this country and it requires us all to defend it.

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