Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into RAF Brize Norton undetected and sprayed two military planes with red paint. Footage posted online by Palestine Action on Friday morning shows two people inside the Oxfordshire airbase, with one riding on a scooter up to the Airbus Voyager air-to-air refuelling tankers and appearing to spray paint into its jet engine. The group referenced RAF flights over Gaza out of its base in Cyprus, and said the supply planes had been put "out of service" while the activists were able to "evade security and arrest". The Ministry of Defence strongly condemned the "vandalism of Royal Air Force assets" and said it was working closely with the police, who were investigating. Palestine Action has engaged in similar activity since the start of the current war in Gaza, predominantly targeting arms companies. In May, it claimed responsibility for the daubing of a US military plane in Ireland. The group said the activists who entered RAF Brize Norton used repurposed fire extinguishers to spray red paint into the planes' engines. It also said they caused "further damage" using crowbars - though this is not visible in the bodycam footage it provided. Video shows the activists then roaming freely around the airbase. A Palestine Action spokesperson said: "Despite publicly condemning the Israeli government, Britain continues to send military cargo, fly spy planes over Gaza and refuel US and Israeli fighter jets." RAF Brize Norton serves as the hub for UK strategic air transport and refuelling, including flights to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. An MoD spokeswoman said: "Our armed forces represent the very best of Britain. They put their lives on the line for us, and their display of duty, dedication and selfless personal sacrifice are an inspiration to us all. "It is our responsibility to support those who defend us."
Pro-Palestinian activists break into RAF Brize Norton
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Pro-Palestinian activists executed a daring incursion into RAF Brize Norton, a key military airbase in Oxfordshire, where they vandalized two military aircraft by spraying them with red paint. The incident, which was captured on video and shared online by the activist group Palestine Action, occurred when two individuals managed to evade security measures at the airbase. One of the activists reportedly rode a scooter towards the Airbus Voyager air-to-air refuelling tankers and sprayed paint into one of the jet engines. The group claimed that their actions were a protest against RAF flights operating over Gaza from Cyprus, asserting that the military supply planes were rendered inoperable during their demonstration.
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