Security guard ‘sprayed with fire extinguisher by Palestine Action intruders’

Maximillian Dixon (left), Xavi Davies and Nasser Akhtar (right) arriving at the Old Bailey in London accused of causing extensive damage at a factory in Kent allegedly targeted by protest group Palestine Action (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

A security guard said he was “sprayed with a fire extinguisher” by Palestine Action supporters during a break-in at a factory associated with an Israel-linked defence company, a trial has heard.

The guard said intruders smashed the windows of a Land Rover and that he was “struck in the face” during the early morning raid on Instro Precision in Sandwich, Kent, on June 17 2024.