Bristol: Three more people charged after Elbit Systems raid

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Bristol: Three more people charged after Elbit Systems raid
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The defendants face charges of criminal damage and aggravated burglary.

Police said a group of people forced their way into the building, using a vehicle to smash through the doorsMembers of the campaign group, Palestine Action, allegedly used a vehicle to ram the entrance of the Bristol HQ of Elbit Systems on Bolingbroke Way in Patchway, Bristol, shortly before 04:00 BST on 6 August.

Employees at the premises were "seriously assaulted" and "extensive damage" was done to the building, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.Ian Sanders, 45, of Regent Place in Royal Leamington Spa, William Plastow, 33, of High Croft Avenue in Manchester and Madeline Norman, 29, of Wester Drylaw Drive in Edinburgh, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.

The Crown Prosecution Service said it would be submitting to the court that the offences have a "terrorist connection". Avon and Somerset Police said on Tuesday it was “not aware of any wider risk to the local community in South Gloucestershire” and the incident was not connected with recent violent disorder seen across the UK.Seventh arrest following ram raid at defence firmCustody checks treble after inspector's concerns

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