Everything you need to know as protesters cover building with red paint in Manchester city centre – Manchester Evening News
A police cordon has been put in place around the protest this morning
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Everything you need to know as protesters cover building with red paint in Manchester city centre
A protest is underway outside a building in Manchester city centre this morning (Tuesday, March 10). The protest is outside Abbey House on Booth Street, at the junction with Mosley Street.
A large amount of red paint has been thrown over the front windows and doors of the windows. Two protesters have been pictured sitting on the entrance roof.
Police have cordoned off an area around the protest, with a stretch of Mosley Street blocked to pedestrians. Fire crews were also pictured on the scene earlier.
The protesters this morning are from the People Against Genocide group. The group said the red paint is symbolic for the blood of lives lost on the Palestinian West Bank, Lebanon, and Iran.
The activists have targeted Abbey House as a company linked to Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms firm, is based there, the campaign group said. Palestine Action has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on companies linked to Elbit in recent years.
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