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27/03/2003
Anti-war protesters removed from Raytheon's Derry plant
Anti-war protesters who had occupied a section of an weapons contractor's premises in Londonderry have been removed by police.
The Raytheon plant was briefly occupied this morning by around a dozen people protesting at the war in Iraq. The police then moved in and removed them.
The company is a global leader in the development and deployment of advanced technology missile systems and air combat and strike systems. Among these is the Tomahawk cruise missile - around 500 of which have been fired at targets inside Iraq. The system, already in service with the US Navy, has now been installed on submarines of the Royal Navy and was used during Operation Allied Force in Kosovo in 1999, shortly after entering service.
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The Raytheon plant was briefly occupied this morning by around a dozen people protesting at the war in Iraq. The police then moved in and removed them.
The company is a global leader in the development and deployment of advanced technology missile systems and air combat and strike systems. Among these is the Tomahawk cruise missile - around 500 of which have been fired at targets inside Iraq. The system, already in service with the US Navy, has now been installed on submarines of the Royal Navy and was used during Operation Allied Force in Kosovo in 1999, shortly after entering service.
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