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Anti-arms protesters have hit back at claims they caused a “riot” in Brighton last week. Brighton campaigning group Smash EDO organised a legal gathering on The Level and a march up Lewes Road last Wednesday to demonstrate outside the premises of ITT EDO-MBM in Home Farm Road, Moulsecoomb.
But when the crowd – estimated by the police at 350 but by Smash EDO as up to 800 – reached the factory, a conflict erupted.
Police later accused protesters of trespassing into the site and smashing windows.
But Smash EDO said it was officers who were heavy handed and hit peaceful campaigners with batons.
Protester Andrew Beckett, spokesman for Smash EDO, described the march as a “carnival” and said it was attended by a cross-section of the community, from mums with children to students, working people and people over 80. Read the rest of this article »
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