Security guard in Palestine Action case tells court he ‘felt like Indiana Jones’

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A security guard testified at Woolwich Crown Court that he felt like "Indiana Jones" while confronting activists during a break-in at an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol on August 6, 2024. Five defendants deny charges of criminal damage and violent disorder, with prosecutors alleging they used fireworks and weapons to overwhelm security to allow a second group to damage factory equipment.

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Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Fri, 10/09/2026 - 15:01 Five defendants are facing charges in connection with a break-in at an Elbit Systems arms factory near Bristol in 2024 Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court in London, where alleged Palestine Action activists are on trial, 17 November 2025 (AFP) Off Jurors in a Palestine Action trial heard on Friday that a security guard felt like “Indiana Jones” when he was confronting a group of activists involved in a raid on an Israeli-owned arms man

Security guard in Palestine Action case tells court he ‘felt like Indiana Jones’

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