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Greater Rushmoor Against War march to the arms fair

CAMPAIGNERS from across Britain have besieged an arms fair that had to be held in Farnborough after three cities refused to host the “warmongers.”

Local activists in Hampshire were joined by comrades from the Midlands and West Country anarchists to picket the Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) summit today.

Birmingham’s NEC had recently pulled out of hosting the controversial arms fair after protests were planned.

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