George Clooney released after being arrested at Sudan protest

George Clooney has been released after being arrested and taken away in handcuffs at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.

After the arrest, the 50-year-old actor said: 'It's actually a humiliating thing to be arrested no matter what you do, but I'm glad to be standing here with my father.'

Mr Clooney, his 78-year-old father Nick and a number of other protesters had been given three verbal warnings by police not to cross a police line outside the embassy before being taken into custody.

He was released after paying a $100 fine having just spent a few hours in custody.

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