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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Raphael Boyd

Palestine Action ‘Barclays five’ will not be sentenced as terrorists

The Barclays Five cheer and raise fists outside court, one waving a Palestinian flag
The ‘Barclays five’ outside Preston crown court on Friday, (l-r) Mohammed Malik, Alma Yaniv, Hmeera Atiqnisar, Amanda Kelly and Brendon O’Hagan. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Five Palestine Action activists who vandalised a Barclays branch in Burnley will not be sentenced as terrorists, a judge has ruled.

Dubbed the Barclays five, Brendon O’Hagan, 28; Amanda Kelly, 31; Hmeera Atiqnisar, 31; Mohammed Malik, 28; and Alma Yaniv, 70, were all found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £200,000, after breaking windows and throwing red paint at a branch of Barclays Bank in Lancashire in August 2024.

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