LONDON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A group of pro-Palestinian activists broke into a British Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Oxfordshire and posted a video of the incident on social media on Friday. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has condemned the act as "vandalism."
The group, identified as Palestine Action, said on its website Friday that members had damaged two military aircraft at RAF Brize Norton. The base operates daily flights to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, a key hub for British military operations in the Middle East. The group did not disclose the specific time or date of the incident.
According to their statement, two activists entered Britain's largest air force base by electric scooters to "swiftly manoeuvre towards the planes." They used repurposed fire extinguishers to spray red paint into the turbine engines of two Airbus Voyager aircraft and caused damage with crowbars.
The group also claimed that both activists had "successfully evaded security and avoided arrest."
In response, the MoD said: "We strongly condemn this vandalism of Royal Air Force assets. We are working closely with the police, who are investigating." ■
