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ACTIVISTS occupied a weapons factory in Glasgow today for a second time in just over a month.
Three members of Palestine Action Scotland climbed onto the roof of the Thales factory in the Govan area of the city in the early hours of the morning, forcing staff to evacuate.
Activists also caused “severe damage” to site facilities, the group said.
The action followed an occupation of the factory by six activists on June 1 in protest at Thales’s production of military drones that have been used in Gaza, Iraq and Afghanistan and to monitor refugees in the English Channel.
A Palestine Action spokesperson told the Morning Star: “Thales is one of the world’s largest arms companies and they work hand in hand with Elbit [Systems], manufacturing drones which have been battle-tested on the captive population of Gaza.
“Therefore, Thales is a link in Israel’s military supply chain and that’s why this action, and the last, were directed at disrupting the manufacture of weapons at Thales.”
