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Three arrested in terror probe over defence factory protest

BBC A van which has been driven into a fence in Edinburgh. The van is light grey in colour. It has a silver roof rack. The front has buckled the fence, which is green and topped with barbed wire.BBC
The van was driven into the perimeter fence surrounding Leonardo UK's Edinburgh facility on Tuesday

Three women have been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 after a van was driven into a fence surrounding a defence factory in Edinburgh.

Protesters targeted the Leonardo UK facility, which was also daubed with white paint, on Crewe Road North on Tuesday morning.

Activist group Shut Down Leonardo Edinburgh said the protest was over the firm's laser targeting systems, which it claimed were used by the Israeli military.

Police said inquiries were ongoing and confirmed three women, aged 31, 34 and 42, had been arrested in connection with the incident.

They said they were treating the incident as "targeted" and do not believe there is any wider threat to the public.

White paint on the side of a circular building. Two police officers in hi-viz uniforms are standing in front of the building.
White paint was also thrown on the side of the building