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Four remanded in custody after £7m of damage caused to RAF aircraft
Four people have been remanded in custody after £7m of damage was caused to two Voyager aircraft at RAF Brize Norton.
Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, Jony Cink, 24, Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, 36, and Lewis Chiaramello, 22, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. They have been charged with conspiracy to enter a prohibited place knowingly for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the UK - and conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
The defendants spoke only to confirm their names during the court appearance. They will next appear at the Old Bailey on 18 July.
It comes after the turbines of the two aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, were sprayed red during an incident on Friday, 20 June. The incident caused about £7million worth of damage to the aircraft, police said previously.
A 41-year-old woman arrested last week on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on bail until 19 September. Meanwhile, a 23-year-old man detained on Saturday was released without charge.
Last month's incident at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire was claimed by the activist group Palestine Action. Yesterday, MPs voted to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation.
The legislation passed with 385 MPs voting in favour, while 26 were against..
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