Pro Pals wanted to ‘smash as much as they could’ in factory raid

Nine Palestine Action activists were prepared to use violence against security guards as they smashed their way into an Israel-linked arms factory, a court heard. Nasser Akhtar, 37, Elliott Wilson, 25, Maximilian Dixon, 29, Nirad Abrol, 25, Seiriol Davies, 30, Xavi Davies, 21, Eoin O’Meira, 34, Hannah Davidson, 52, and Julija Brigadirova, 32, allegedly cut through three layers of perimeter fence to break into the high-security site on 17 June, 2024. They deny burglary, criminal damage and violent disorder at…