Three pro-Palestine protesters occupied the roof of a factory in Southampton this morning as they used rubber mallets to smash up the building.

In a statement online the group Palestine Action said: "Actionists occupy the roof of Leonardo’s arms factory in Southampton, halting the production of weaponry used to target and massacre the Palestinian people.

"They SHUT IT DOWN for Palestine."

Palestine Action describes itself on its website as a group that takes "direct action against Israel's arms trade in Britain".

In a post on social media, the group said: "Producers of targeting systems for missiles are forced to leave Leonardo’s weapons factory, as we SHUT IT DOWN for Palestine."

It comes as the group targeted One Eagle Place in Piccadilly earlier this month, home to the offices of Leonardo UK.

The group have previously accused the company of being "suppliers of weaponry for Israel's fighter jets".

The group threw red paint over its entrance and covered it in graffiti.

Some of the messages written on the building included "free Palestine", "free Gaza", and "terrorists".

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