As thousands of Londoners gathered in the downtown core to show their support for Palestine, some decided to vandalize the office of a member of parliament.
London North Centre MP Peter Fragiskatos had ketchup put on his constituency office on Sunday afternoon as some protesters gathered near the building, which is just off of Richmond Row.
"There were several hundred individuals protesting in front of the office, and a group of them threw ketchup on the building to simulate blood," he said. "Protest is absolutely a fundamental right, it's something that is necessary in any democracy, as is free expression. But that is outside the bounds."
Fragiskatos said that ketchup being used in the vandalism may seem silly, but he says it's no laughing matter.
"Our office has been vandalized before. What's next? Are we going to have a brick? Are we going to have my home targeted? The homes of staff members?," he wondered. "It does contribute to an atmosphere of intimidation."
The ketchup was cleaned up in about an hour on Sunday, according to Fragiskatos. Nobody was at the office when the incident occurred.
"it was a group of individuals that did it, the rest of the protesters remained peaceful. Unfortunately, from the footage I've seen, no one stepped in to stop it from taking place," he said. "Which is also disappointing."
Fragiskatos credited London police for their professionalism both at the protest and in the vandalism matter. He says they're investigating.
The protest at Fragiskatos' office came days after his statement on the Israel-Palestine conflict, which he posted to his X account.
He called the Hamas attack of October 7 "one of the worst attacks against civilians that's been perpetrated since the second world war" and noted Israel has a right to defend itself, but it must do it "within the confines of international law so that civilians are protected as much as possible."
The pro-Palestinian demonstratin began at Victoria Park on Sunday and as many as 5,000 people attended by some estimates.
Protesters were calling for a cease fire in the region.