PALESTINE Action activists sprayed red paint over the building of a weapons factory on Thursday as it opened its doors to students.

Teledyne e2V in Chelmsford, Essex, part of the Teledyne Technologies Group, the largest supplier of weapons from Britain to the Israeli regime, held an open day for students considering working in the industry.

The campaign group said it wanted to make the students fully aware of the company’s “murderous operations” and highlighted that the industry will leave you with “blood on your hands.”

The e2V factory specialises in detonators used in a wide range of weapons including missiles, bombs and sea mines.

Palestine Action said that the day was an embarrassment for the firm, which had no students turn up to its open day.

It said in a statement that the action “serves to remind warmongers hiding behind state-of-the-art premises: wherever you are and no matter how hard you try to shield the truth from the public, Palestine Action won’t allow your ‘business of bloodshed’ to operate without consequences.

“There are no benefits to working in the war industry — there are only lives torn apart.”