Palestine protesters smash up Barclays branches over 'links to Israel'

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Activists shattered glass storefronts and smeared red paint across branches of the bank over claims it has links to Israel's weapons trade.

A Barclays branch in Broadmead, Bristol, is one of several targeted on Monday Activists have wrecked Barclays branches around the country in a coordinated protest over the Palestine conflict. Sites in cities including Bristol, Mancheser, and Stockport were targeted overnight and early on Monday morning by members of Palestine Action, who smashed the branches’ glass fronts and sprayed red paint over them.

A branch in Bury, Manchester, was one of several to be severely damaged A branch in Stockport was found to have been wrecked in the early hours of the morning A branch in St Johns Wood, London, had holes punched through its windows, which were covered in paint The stunt was carried out in partnership with Shut the System, a recently launched climate protest group.

 

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