Protesters Clash with Police at Drone Factory

0:00It's April 24th, Leicester News Today starts now, AI powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Early Friday morning, April 24th, at 3.10 a.m., Leicestershire Police got a call about a van smashing into the gate of a drone factory, called UAV Tactical Systems in Meridian Way, Bronstone. Protesters climbed onto the roof, causing some damage, and now cops are dealing with the aftermath. Two guys got arrested right away, one on suspicion of conspiracy, to commit criminal damage, the other for criminal damage, and assaulting an emergency. Worker. Both are still in custody. Meanwhile, four protesters remain up on the roof, and police are negotiating to get them down safely. The group behind this, the aftershock, claims responsibility. They say the factory's majority owner, Elbit Systems, is Israel's top weapons maker, fueling what's being called a genocide against Palestinians. They're fed up with the UK government's role, and want to shut it down based on moral grounds. But UAV Tactical Systems fires back hard, calling it all misinformation to lure people into trouble.

1:06They insist they only support UK armed forces, have zero ties to the Israeli military or defense ministry, and warrant a serious legal fallout for the protesters. Police backpieceful protests, but draw the line at crime or property damage, promising quick action. They're asking anyone with info to call 101, quoting incident 65 of April 24th, as talks continue to wrap this up, without more chaos.