Counter Terrorism Police have reportedly arrested four people in Newbury, Berkshire, in connection with the sabotage of two RAF planes at a base in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
According to reports, a 29-year-old woman of no fixed abode and two men, aged 36 and 24, from London, were arrested on terrorism charges. Police stated that they are suspected of “the commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000”.
A 41-year-old woman of no fixed abode was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
All of the suspects remain in custody.
The incident took place last Friday, with Palestine Action claiming responsibility for the attack, leading the Home Secretary to announce that the group will be banned, following our calls to do so.
Footage that was published on the group’s X account appeared to show someone spraying an aircraft with red paint.
According to Palestine Action, two activists “repurposed fire extinguishers to spray red paint into the turbine engines of two Airbus Voyagers and caused further damage using crowbars”.
