Seven peace activists who entered the US Trident submarine base found guilty
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SEVEN peace activists who entered a US Trident submarine base in Georgia 18 months ago to protest against nuclear weapons were convicted on Thursday.
The jury in the federal criminal trial took just under two-and-a-half hours to find the all of the defendants guilty on every count.
Mark Colville, Clare Grady, Martha Hennessy, Steven Kelly, Liz McAlister, Patrick O’Neill and Carmen Trotta were each convicted of conspiracy, destruction of property at the Kings Bay naval base and depredation — meaning damage — of government property.
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