PALESTINE solidarity activists shut down a Glasgow weapons factory involved in production of drone aircraft for Israel yesterday morning.

They occupied the roof of the Thales UK factory in Govan and barricaded its doors while some joined themselves together with arm tubes.

Activists pledged to continue their occupation “for as long as possible” in response to Israel’s appalling recent bombardment of Gaza and “the UK economy’s ever-growing military industrial co-operation with governments that flout international law.”