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| Gaza protesters raid arms factory | Gaza protesters raid arms factory |
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| Seven men and two women have been arrested after a group of protesters attacked an arms factory in Sussex. | Seven men and two women have been arrested after a group of protesters attacked an arms factory in Sussex. |
| EDO MBM Technology in Moulsecoomb 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. |
| Sussex Police said extensive damage was caused to the building, computer equipment and precision machinery. | Sussex Police said extensive damage was caused to the building, computer equipment and precision machinery. |
| Det Ch Insp Graham Pratt said: "Windows had been smashed and offices turned over in what I would describe as wanton vandalism, but with machinery and equipment so targeted that it could have been done with a view of bringing business to a standstill. | Det Ch Insp Graham Pratt said: "Windows had been smashed and offices turned over in what I would describe as wanton vandalism, but with machinery and equipment so targeted that it could have been done with a view of bringing business to a standstill. |
| "The damage is significant and the value substantial." | "The damage is significant and the value substantial." |
| 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. |
| The company was unavailable for comment. | The company was unavailable for comment. |