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Press Releases & Updates 2004
27th August 2004
Anti-Nuke Swimmers Get Into Faslane Again
MoD Security Breached as activists enter top security zone
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For the second time in five days, anti-nuclear protestors have swum into the top security berths at Faslane Nuke Base near Glasgow, and very nearly reached a Trident nuclear submarine.
Anna Göransson, 24, was one of the swimmers who also breached security at the base on Monday morning. The others were Inge Karnwapen and Nejtill Karnwapen, also from Sweden. According to a source inside the base, they were apprehended by police inside the security boom, close to the "ship lift", which is used for submarine maintenance.
Also last night, Faslane was swamped with activists who broke into the base by land. At 11.30 PM, the "bandit alarm" was heard around Faslane signalling the first of the protestors had gained entry to the base through the perimeter fence. In total eight activists were arrested inside the base including the swimmers.
A Trident Ploughshares Spokesperson, David Heller, said, "Nuclear weapons are the most destructive weapons ever developed. We must make a stand against this inhumanity and protect current and future generations. The British State protects these weapons by arresting and imprisoning our activists. However, we will continue disrupting the illegal work being carried out within Faslane."
This brings the total number of arrests during this year’s Trident Ploughshares International Disarmament Camp to 88.
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