Leicester pro-Palestinian drone factory protest ends after six days
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image captionPolice said a total of 10 people were arrested during the protest
A pro-Palestinian protest at a drone factory has come to an end after six days, police have said.
Palestine Action had been protesting on the roof of Israeli-owned Elbit Systems subsidiary UAV Tactical Systems in Leicester since Wednesday.
Leicestershire Police said the last two protesters from the campaign group were arrested at about 17:30 BST on Monday, making 10 arrests in total.
The group said it was now at another Elbit site in Tamworth.
Police said officers went on to the roof of the factory on Monday to safely escort the remaining protesters, a 43-year-old man from London and a 20-year-old of no fixed abode, from the site before they were arrested for conspiracy to commit criminal damage and aggravated trespass.
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Leicester pro-Palestinian drone factory protest ends after six days
Published
image captionPolice said a total of 10 people were arrested during the protest
A pro-Palestinian protest at a drone factory has come to an end after six days, police have said.
Palestine Action had been protesting on the roof of Israeli-owned Elbit Systems subsidiary UAV Tactical Systems in Leicester since Wednesday.
Leicestershire Police said the last two protesters from the campaign group were arrested at about 17:30 BST on Monday, making 10 arrests in total.
The group said it was now at another Elbit site in Tamworth.
Police said officers went on to the roof of the factory on Monday to safely escort the remaining protesters, a 43-year-old man from London and a 20-year-old of no fixed abode, from the site before they were arrested for conspiracy to commit criminal damage and aggravated trespass.
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