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| Gaza protesters raid arms factory | Gaza protesters raid arms factory |
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| Nine people have been arrested after a group of protesters attacked an arms factory in Sussex. | |
| EDO MBM Technology in Moulsecombe was broken into overnight by the Smash EDO group in response to the action by the Israeli military in Gaza. | EDO MBM Technology in Moulsecombe was broken into overnight by the Smash EDO group in response to the action by the Israeli military in Gaza. |
| Protesters say weapons components made at the site are used by Israeli aircraft on bombing missions. | Protesters say weapons components made at the site are used by Israeli aircraft on bombing missions. |
| Protesters said they threw equipment out of windows. Sussex Police said extensive damage was caused. | Protesters said they threw equipment out of windows. Sussex Police said extensive damage was caused. |
| Smash EDO said its activists had thrown computers and filing cabinets from the top floor and had staged a "citizen's decommissioning" of the arms factory "in direct response to the killings of Palestinians". | Smash EDO said its activists had thrown computers and filing cabinets from the top floor and had staged a "citizen's decommissioning" of the arms factory "in direct response to the killings of Palestinians". |
| EDO designs, develops and manufactures weapon carriage and release systems and is an approved supplier to the Ministry of Defence and governments worldwide. | EDO designs, develops and manufactures weapon carriage and release systems and is an approved supplier to the Ministry of Defence and governments worldwide. |