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Edinburgh factory entrance blockaded by over 100 protestors
- On January 28, around 100 protesters blockaded the Leonardo factory at Crewe Toll, Edinburgh, around 7.30am on Wednesday morning.
- Protesters say Leonardo UK makes components for F-35 combat aircraft and Apache attack helicopters supplied via Lockheed Martin to Israel, and call on the firm to drop its F-35 contract.
- Some activists said they were following calls from eight pro-Palestinian hunger strikers and carried protest banners and Palestinian flags reading `stop the F-35 contract` and `stop arming genocide`.
- Leonardo responded that it follows UK Government export controls, does not supply equipment direct to Israel, and prioritises staff safety, while the UK Government has refused to suspend F-35 component sales.
- The site has been targeted multiple times over the last year despite a ceasefire in October, with campaigners citing the Gazan Ministry of Health's report of 414 killed and 1,145 injured and Scottish Government subsidies to Leonardo UK.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blockade aerospace defence factory
The demonstration took place at the Leonardo UK factory in Edinburgh.
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