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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/07/palestine-action-emboldened-cleared-sledgehammer-trial/
UK Prosecutors to Seek Retrial for Acquitted Palestine Action Elbit Attackers
(Telegraph-UK) Patrick Sawer - On Feb. 4, a jury at Woolwich Crown Court controversially cleared six people of aggravated burglary at the Elbit Systems factory in Filton, Bristol. Palestine Action has been emboldened and has vowed to stage further protests. Video footage showed a police officer being attacked with a sledgehammer so badly that she suffered a spinal fracture that left her unable to work for months. The raid also caused more than 1 million pounds in damage to the factory. On Feb. 7, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that it was seeking a retrial on the charges on which the jury failed to reach a verdict. Chris Philp, the Tory shadow home secretary, called for a retrial of the criminal damage and grievous bodily harm charges, and urged police to prevent further similar attacks. "We don't settle things in this country through violence. This gives the green light for mob violence," he said. Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organization by the Government last July.