Leonardo's factory in Edinburgh blocked by activists in vehicles

Edinburgh activists ‘blockade entrance’ to factory as police deployed to scene

Vehicles have reportedly been blocking the building ‘for hours’ this morning and red paint can be seen splashed across the window of the Leonardo Edinburgh site on Crewe Road North

At around 6.30am on Tuesday, activists secured to each other on top of the vehicles, closing both entry gates to the plant as protestors say they are ‘preventing the manufacture of parts for Israel’s F-35 fighter jets’.

Vehicles have reportedly been blocking the building on Crewe Road North ‘for hours’ this morning and red paint can be seen splashed across the window.

Two activists from campaign group Palestinian Action were also sitting on top of a van with a Palestinian flag draped around them.

A spokesperson for Palestine Action said: “While the British and Scottish governments continue to support the Israeli war industry, Palestine Action refuse to permit complicity. By shutting down Leonardo, Edinburgh, these activists are preventing the production of Palestinian slaughter.”

Police Scotland and Leonardo have been contacted for comment.

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