Police warned of 'significant traffic build up' on the A59 and A677 with motorists asked to 'find an alternative route where possible'
Pro-Palestine protesters have formed a blockade outside BAE Systems in Samlesbury this morning sparking delays.
Lancashire Constabulary said the protest at the entrance to BAE Systems caused 'significant traffic build up' in both directions on the A59 and A677. Motorists were warned to 'find an alternative route where possible'.Pictures showed protestors blockading the four main gates of BAE. They carried banners saying 'Stop Arming Israel', 'Free Gaza' and 'Stop The Slaughter'.
Members of the group protested outside factories in Lancashire, Glasgow and South Wales. Tania, a trade unionist and organiser for Workers for a Free Palestine taking part in the London protest – who did not want to give her full name, said: “Our movement forced the issue of an arms embargo onto the table and polling shows the majority of the British public want to see arms sales to Israel banned, yet the Government and also the Labour Party continue to ignore the will of the people.
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