Overview

• Activists used bolt cutters, hammers and flares to breach the roof on June 16, unfurling Palestinian flags and chanting slogans.
• Durham Constabulary deployed around 25 officers, drones, multiple police vans, paramedics and council workers to establish an expanded cordon.
• Horndale Avenue was closed to traffic and factory staff were instructed to vacate the premises until production can safely resume.
• Saturday’s action saw protesters cut perimeter fencing, smash machinery, spray red paint and remove confidential documents during an earlier breach.
• Palestine Action asserts that Permoid’s ammunition containers supply the Israeli military and describes the occupation as part of its ongoing campaign.