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| Nine charged over Shenstone factory rooftop protest | |
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| Nine people have been charged after a two-day protest at a factory that produces engines for drone aircraft. | |
| Nine members of the London Palestine Action group climbed on to the roof of UAV Engines Ltd in Shenstone, Staffordshire, at 05:00 BST on Tuesday, closing the plant. | Nine members of the London Palestine Action group climbed on to the roof of UAV Engines Ltd in Shenstone, Staffordshire, at 05:00 BST on Tuesday, closing the plant. |
| They were protesting against UK arms sales to Israel. | They were protesting against UK arms sales to Israel. |
| The group of men and women have been charged with aggravated trespass. One person remains in custody, police said. | |
| They have been bailed to appear before magistrates in Cannock on 20 August. | |
| A 29-year-old man from Islington, London, was the first to be charged on Thursday. | |
| All nine - four men and five women - had been removed from the factory by 20:30 BST on Wednesday, Staffordshire Police said. | |
| London Palestine Action said protesters had also been campaigning against Israel's military action in Gaza. | |
| Lynn Lane in Shenstone was closed during the protest, but has since reopened. | Lynn Lane in Shenstone was closed during the protest, but has since reopened. |
| UAV produces engines for unmanned aerial vehicles. | UAV produces engines for unmanned aerial vehicles. |