Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:39am on 20 Jun 2025,Friday International
Pro-Palestinian activists from Palestine Action breached security at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, vandalising two Airbus Voyager refuelling tankers with red paint. Video footage shows individuals on scooters spraying paint into the engines. The group claimed they put the planes "out of service" using crowbars and repurposed fire extinguishers. The Ministry of Defence condemned the act as "vandalism of Royal Air Force assets" and is cooperating with police. Cabinet minister Lisa Nandy called the incident "deeply concerning." Critics raised security concerns at the base, a hub for UK military flights including Gaza surveillance missions from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. (PC: BBC)
