Four arrested after RAF Brize Norton break-in
Counter-terror police have arrested four people after military planes were sprayed with paint during a break-in at RAF Brize Norton that was claimed by a pro-Palestinian group.Footage posted online last Friday by Palestine Action showed two people inside the Oxfordshire airbase in darkness, with one riding on a scooter up to an Airbus Voyager and spraying paint into its jet engine.South East counter terrorism police has now arrested a 29-year-old woman of no fixed abode and two men, aged 36 and 24, both from London, on terror charges.A 41-year-old woman, of no fixed abode, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
The suspects aged 24, 29 and 36 are suspected of "the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000", the force said.The arrests took place in Newbury, Berkshire, and all suspects remain in custody.The government has said it will proscribe Palestine Action following the incident at Brize Norton, making it illegal to be a member.South East counter-terror police gave no further details about the individuals it had arrested, nor their suspected link to the incident.
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