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Leonardo UK Edinburgh conference faces anti-genocide pickets
People protest against Leonardo UK's role in Israel's Gaza genocide in Edinburgh, September 16, 2024
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AN Edinburgh arms conference found itself picketed by anti-genocide protesters today in the first of four days of action.

Activists picketed the entrance to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), asking delegates to turn their back on the arms jamboree organised by Leonardo UK.

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