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Aviva offices were also targeted, with activists occupying the Bristol centre in January over its insurance of UAV Engines Ltd, which supplied drone engines linked to an attack killing seven aid workers - including three British military veterans - in April 2024.
Thunberg arrested
Elbit Systems UK is now reportedly covered by employer’s liability insurance from Aspen Insurance, while UAV Engines receives insurance from Chubb.
On Tuesday, Aspen’s central London offices were targeted by organisers from Prisoners for Palestine, who blockaded the building and sprayed red paint on the entrance.
Elbit Systems: The Israeli arms company under fire from activists
Prominent Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by UK police outside the offices for holding a placard reading: “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”
She was later released on bail.
A police statement said she was arrested "for displaying an item (in this case a placard) in support of a proscribed organisation (in this case Palestine Action) contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000".
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