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Jailed activist who occupied roof of Grenfell cladding firm on hunger strike
Palestine Action activists on the roof of an Elbit factory in Oldam
[Palestine Action]
A JAILED Palestine Action activist who occupied the roof of a factory that made Grenfell Tower cladding has been on hunger strike for a week.
The activist has made a series of demands involving Israeli firm Elbit Systems, whose five British factories make arms for the Israeli military.
On June 14 — the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 72 people — three activists occupied the roof of the Arconic factory in Kitts Green in Birmingham.
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