[[{"content_id":359214,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Three arrests made at pro-Palestine protest at UK-based, Israeli-linked firm","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Leicestershire Police told The New Arab a report came in at 4:20am on Tuesday claiming demonstrators had chained themselves to gates belonging to a building in the Meridian Business Park in Leicester.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Palestine Action&nbsp;activists protested at a&nbsp;factory in Leicester, UK belonging to a company owned, in part, by&nbsp;Israeli&nbsp;arms firm&nbsp;Elbit Systems&nbsp;on Tuesday.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLeicestershire Police told&nbsp;The New Arab&nbsp;a report came in at 4:20 am claiming demonstrators had chained themselves to the gates of a&nbsp;building in the Meridian Business Park.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe force said three men had been &quot;arrested for aggravated trespass and remain in custody&quot; as of 12:14 pm on Tuesday. Leicestershire Police&nbsp;and East Midlands Ambulance Service both attended the location.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLeicestershire Police said more demonstrators attended the site after the arrests, adding there was then a &quot;brief peaceful protest&quot;.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPalestine Action announced that it would continue to protest weapons manufacturers linked to Israel.","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Palestine Action&nbsp;activists protested at a&nbsp;factory in Leicester, UK belonging to a company owned, in part, by&nbsp;Israeli&nbsp;arms firm&nbsp;Elbit Systems&nbsp;on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Leicestershire Police told&nbsp;<em>The New Arab<\/em>&nbsp;a report came in at 4:20 am claiming demonstrators had chained themselves to the gates of a&nbsp;building in the Meridian Business Park.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The force said three men had been &quot;arrested for aggravated trespass and remain in custody&quot; as of 12:14 pm on Tuesday. Leicestershire Police&nbsp;and East Midlands Ambulance Service both attended the location.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Leicestershire Police said more demonstrators attended the site after the arrests, adding there was then a &quot;brief peaceful protest&quot;.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Palestine Action announced that it would continue to protest weapons manufacturers linked to Israel.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2021-08-18 14:36:06","content_date_event":"2021-08-18 14:36:06","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2021-08-18 14:40:36","content_date_register":"2021-08-18 14:40:30","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":44,"eid":44,"attach_title":"Three arrests made at pro-Palestine protest at UK-based, Israeli-linked firm\n 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202108\/493625_1982874068_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202108\/493625_1982874068_300_169.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202108\/493625_1982874068_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202108\/493625_1982874068_600_338.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202108\/493625_1982874068_900_506.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202108\/493625_1982874068_1155_650.jpeg"},"ext":"jpeg","file_media":1,"token":1982874068,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202108\/493625_1982874068.jpeg","width":1155,"height":650,"size":0}}}]}]]