Palestine Action activists occupy the roof of Leonardo factory in Edinburgh
ACTIVISTS in Scotland today occupied an arms factory in Edinburgh in protest at the firm’s “deep complicity” in the “brutalisation and murder of Palestinians.”
Four protesters, who are members of the direct action group Palestine Action Scotland, broke into the factory owned by Leonardo UK, a subsidiary of Italian arms giant Leonardo, in Edinburgh at 5am this morning.
The group said that the activists managed to break in despite tough security, including a double fence, before spraying red paint on the walls and reportedly breaking windows and equipment.
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
