George Clooney arrested in Washington DC

The 50-year-old actor was arrested after ignoring three warnings not to cross a police line outside the embassy this morning

Clooney called for an end to the plight of 'innocent children' in Sudan as he was taken into custody

Clooney's father Nick and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran were also arrested

George Clooney was today taken away in handcuffs after being arrested at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.

The 50-year-old actor, his 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.

With his hands cuffed behind his back in white zip-ties, Clooney addressed the plight of 'innocent children' in Sudan.

'Stop raping them and stop starving them,' he said. 'That's all that we ask.'