Edinburgh protest: Pro-Palestine activists block entrance to Leonardo factory
Three arrested and charged in connection with protest
Protesters today blocked the entrance to defence company Leonardo’s factory in Edinburgh’s Crewe Road North in a demonstration over the war in Gaza.
Three people – two women and a man – were later arrested and charged by police in connection with the protest.
At around 6.30am, Palestine Action posted a video saying: “Palestine Action blockade the entrance into Leonardo's Edinburgh factory, disrupting the producers of laser targeting systems for Israel's F-35 fighter jets.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.05am on Wednesday, 8 May, 2024, we were called to a report of a demonstration at a premises on Crewe Road North, Edinburgh.
"Two women, aged 20 and 34, and a 39-year-old man have been arrested and charged in connection. They are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, 9 May, 2024. Reports will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal."