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Protesters Plead Not Guilty to £1 Million Elbit Raid

12/13/2025

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Three Palestine Action protesters—Finn Collins, Salaam Mahmood, and Liam Mullany—pleaded not guilty to aggravated burglary, criminal damage, and violent disorder at Woolwich Crown Court.
They are accused of breaking into an Elbit Systems site in Patchway, Bristol, on August 6, 2024, causing over £1 million in damage while armed with sledgehammers and whips.
The incident followed a series of raids by Counter Terrorism Policing South East.

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Three Palestine Action protesters—Finn Collins, Salaam Mahmood, and Liam Mullany—pleaded not guilty to aggravated burglary, criminal damage, and violent disorder at Woolwich Crown Court.
They are accused of breaking into an Elbit Systems site in Patchway, Bristol, on August 6, 2024, causing over £1 million in damage while armed with sledgehammers and whips.
The incident followed a series of raids by Counter Terrorism Policing South East.