Four Palestine Action activists found guilty of criminal damage over raid at UK base of defence company
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Four Palestine Action activists have been found guilty of criminal damage over a raid at the UK base of an Israeli-based defence company.Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani were in a prison van which crashed into shutters at the Elbit Systems factory in Bristol in the early hours of August 6 2024.The activists, all wearing red boilersuits, then set about destroying property inside the factory, before clashing with security guards and police who tried to stop the raid.Head, 30, was driving the prison van, which was used as a "battering ram" to break into the facility, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The raid had been "meticulously organised" and was aimed at "causing as much damage as possible and obtain information about the company", said prosecutor Deanna Heer KC.The activists used sledgehammers and crowbars they had brought with them to destroy computers, drones, and other equipment, and used fire extinguishers to spray red...
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