George Clooney has been arrested after protesting outside the Sudan Embassy in Washington.
The actor was led away in handcuffs and put in a U.S. Secret Service van this morning when he ignored three warnings from police officers not to cross a police line.
Clooney, whose dad was also arrested during the protests, said he was taking part in the protest to draw more attention to the accusation that Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, is provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mountains from South Sudan.
The Hollywood star made an unpublicised visit to Sudan last week and, on his return, gave a testimony to a US Senate committee.
Speaking about his involvement in the campaign, George said recently: 'I'm not a policymaker. My job is to just raise the volume.'
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By Suzannah Ramsdale - Friday 16 March 2012
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