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The Guardian
a day ago
- The Guardian
Three women on terror charges after van driven into defence factory fence in Edinburgh
Three women have been charged under the Terrorism Act after a van was driven into the fence of a defence factory in Edinburgh. The incident happened at the Leonardo facility on Crewe Road North on Tuesday. Police said on Sunday that three women, aged 31, 34 and 42, who had earlier been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000, had now been charged. They are due to appear at Edinburgh sheriff court on Monday. Police Scotland said their counter-terrorism unit was leading the investigation and inquiries were ongoing. The force also issued an appeal for information to trace the movements of two vehicles. One was a blue Ford Transit van, seen around Gorgie Road on Monday and Tuesday prior to the incident. The other was a white Honda CR-Z, which was found in a car park on Gorgie Road after the incident. Police have asked anyone with information to get in touch by calling 101, quoting reference number 0416 of 15 July. Following the incident on Tuesday, a group called Shut Down Leonardo said the factory made laser targeting systems for Israel's F-35 fighter jets. Leonardo has said it does not supply equipment directly to Israel and its main customer is the UK armed forces.
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Three women charged under Terrorism Act over van crash
Three women have been charged under the Terrorism Act after a van was driven into the fence of a defence factory in women, aged 31, 34 and 42, were arrested in connection with the incident at Leonardo UK's facility on Crewe Road North on Scotland said its counter terror unit was leading the counter terror officers are investigating reports that people on a pro-Palestinian march in Edinburgh were wearing T-shirts and holding banners expressing support for a banned organisation. Palestine Action was outlawed earlier this month under anti-terror of people marched through Edinburgh on Saturday demanding an end to the bloodshed in Gaza, but no arrests were made on the Scotland said extensive inquiries into the clothing and banners displayed on the march are said local officers were being supported by colleagues from counter terrorism as part of the investigation. Officers investigating the defence factory incident earlier in the week are appealing for information to trace the movements of a blue Ford Transit van in the Gorgie Road area on Monday and were also keen to trace the movements of a white Honda CR-Z, which was recovered from a car park in Gorgie Road following the incident, on those asked any drivers in the area with dashcam footage to come forward and share footage with officers.
The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
Three women charged under terror law after van driven into defence factory fence
Three women have been charged under the Terrorism Act after a van was driven into the fence of a defence factory in Edinburgh. The incident happened at the Leonardo facility in Crewe Road North on Tuesday. Police said on Sunday that three women, aged 31, 34 and 42, who had earlier been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 had now been charged. They were due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday. Police Scotland said their counter-terrorism unit was leading the investigation and enquiries were ongoing. The force also issued an appeal for information to trace the movements of two vehicles. One was a blue Ford Transit van which was seen around Gorgie Road on Monday and Tuesday prior to the incident. The other was a white Honda CR-Z which was found in a car park on Gorgie Road after the incident. Police have asked anyone with information to get in touch by calling 101, quoting reference number 0416 of July 15. Following the incident on Tuesday, a group called Shut Down Leonardo said the factory made laser targeting systems for Israel's F-35 fighter jets. Leonardo has said it does not supply equipment directly to Israel and that its main customer is the UK Armed Forces.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Three women charged under terror law after van driven into defence factory fence
Three women have been charged under the Terrorism Act after a van was driven into the fence of a defence factory in Edinburgh. The incident happened at the Leonardo facility in Crewe Road North on Tuesday. Police said on Sunday that three women, aged 31, 34 and 42, who had earlier been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 had now been charged. They were due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday. Police Scotland said their counter-terrorism unit was leading the investigation and enquiries were ongoing. The force also issued an appeal for information to trace the movements of two vehicles. One was a blue Ford Transit van which was seen around Gorgie Road on Monday and Tuesday prior to the incident. The other was a white Honda CR-Z which was found in a car park on Gorgie Road after the incident. Police have asked anyone with information to get in touch by calling 101, quoting reference number 0416 of July 15. Following the incident on Tuesday, a group called Shut Down Leonardo said the factory made laser targeting systems for Israel's F-35 fighter jets. Leonardo has said it does not supply equipment directly to Israel and that its main customer is the UK Armed Forces.
The Independent
6 days ago
- The Independent
Three women arrested under Terrorism Act after van crashes into defence factory fence
Three women have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a van was driven into a defence factory fence in Edinburgh on Tuesday. The incident took place at the premises of Leonardo, an aerospace, defence and security firm, in the Crewe Road North area of the city. Police Scotland said three women, aged 31, 34 and 42, have been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000. The force said its Counter Terrorism Unit is leading the investigation and inquiries are ongoing. Pictures posted on social media by Shut Down Leonardo showed the front of the vehicle sticking through the fence, with a Palestinian flag draped over the rear of the vehicle. The group claims the factory makes components for Israel 's F-35 fighter jets. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'If anyone was on Crewe Road North or in the nearby supermarket carpark during the early hours of this morning and has any relevant dashcam footage or saw anything suspicious, please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference 0416 of 15 July.' A Leonardo spokesperson said: 'Leonardo UK is subject to UK government export controls and does not supply equipment direct to Israel. 'The right to peaceful protest is an important principle in our society, however, aggressive and violent activity should have no place in protest. 'The intimidation of our people, who work hard to support the security and defence of the UK, is not acceptable. 'Our main customer is the UK Armed Forces. We are proud to manufacture technology that supports our service personnel and helps keep them safe. Their dedication underpins the freedom on which our society is based.'
