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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Palestine Action activists used whips and hammers to threaten guards at arms factory, court hears

Supporters outside Woolwich crown court during a previous hearing in the case on 25 September
Supporters outside Woolwich crown court during a previous hearing in the case on 25 September. Photograph: Martin Pope/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

Palestine Action activists brandished whips, hammers and kebab skewers to intimidate security guards and keep them at bay during a break-in at an Israel-linked arms factory, a court has heard.

Five defendants are accused by prosecutors of being part of a “black team”, wearing black jumpsuits, whose role was to overwhelm security guards, so that a “red team”, wearing red jumpsuits, could break into the Elbit systems factory in Filton, near Bristol, and smash up equipment including drones.

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