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| Hundreds join city anti-war demo | Hundreds join city anti-war demo |
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| Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators have taken to the streets of Brighton in a May Day protest. | Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators have taken to the streets of Brighton in a May Day protest. |
| The march is a larger version of a demonstration that is regularly staged against weapons manufacturer, EDO MBM Technology, which is based in the city. | The march is a larger version of a demonstration that is regularly staged against weapons manufacturer, EDO MBM Technology, which is based in the city. |
| The event has been organised by a group, Smash EDO, which has been campaigning to close the factory for the past five years. | The event has been organised by a group, Smash EDO, which has been campaigning to close the factory for the past five years. |
| The weapons manufacturer has never commented on the protests. | The weapons manufacturer has never commented on the protests. |
| Smash EDO estimated about 1,000 protesters had gathered on Monday, but Sussex Police said it was about 500. | Smash EDO estimated about 1,000 protesters had gathered on Monday, but Sussex Police said it was about 500. |
| A Sussex Police spokeswoman said three police officers had suffered minor "push and shove" type injuries, such as twists and sprains. | A Sussex Police spokeswoman said three police officers had suffered minor "push and shove" type injuries, such as twists and sprains. |
| One person has been arrested at the protest, but it was not yet known what for, she added. | One person has been arrested at the protest, but it was not yet known what for, she added. |
| Sussex Police said three officers were slightly hurt and one person arrested | |
| Some demonstrators climbed scaffolding and unfurled a banner on top of a branch of Barclays. | Some demonstrators climbed scaffolding and unfurled a banner on top of a branch of Barclays. |
| Earlier, protesters held a street party in front of the Palace Pier where they danced to music and held banners bearing anti-war slogans. | Earlier, protesters held a street party in front of the Palace Pier where they danced to music and held banners bearing anti-war slogans. |
| Jane Blackson, 30, who took her daughter, Lala, four, to the protest said: "I think it's important that we tell our children what is going on, that there are kids in other countries that are being bombed." | Jane Blackson, 30, who took her daughter, Lala, four, to the protest said: "I think it's important that we tell our children what is going on, that there are kids in other countries that are being bombed." |
| Protesters then marched through the main shopping streets and headed for the factory to the north of the city. | |
| Piano teacher Sarah Nunn, 44, from Chichester, said she regularly attended anti-war protests. | Piano teacher Sarah Nunn, 44, from Chichester, said she regularly attended anti-war protests. |
| She said: "We really want to raise awareness of the fact EDO is based in the city which a lot of people have no idea about." | She said: "We really want to raise awareness of the fact EDO is based in the city which a lot of people have no idea about." |
| Later groups of protesters gathered in the grounds of St Peter's Church and listened to music. | |
| A number of others returned to the pier where they were surrounded by police in riot gear. |