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Jury acquits five Palestine Action activists who threw paint on London HQ of an Israeli arms firm
FIVE activists who threw red paint over the London HQ of an Israeli arms firm have been acquitted by a jury.
Four women and a man were cleared on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit criminal damage at Southwark Crown Court in London.
The case was the first trial involving members of the direct action group Palestine Action to be heard in the crown court.
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