World Aug 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Palestine Action ‘Barclays five’ will not be sentenced as terrorists

Activists who targeted bank in Burnley were found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £200,000Five Palestine Action activists who vandalised a Barclays branch in Burnley will not be sentenced as terrorists, a judge has ruled.Dubbed the Barclays five, Brendon O’Hagan, 28; Amanda Kelly, 31; Hme...

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The Guardian
by Raphael Boyd
Palestine Action ‘Barclays five’ will not be sentenced as terrorists

Activists who targeted bank in Burnley were found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £200,000

Five Palestine Action activists who vandalised a Barclays branch in Burnley will not be sentenced as terrorists, a judge has ruled.

Dubbed the Barclays five, Brendon O’Hagan, 28; Amanda Kelly, 31; Hmeera Atiqnisar, 31; Mohammed Malik, 28; and Alma Yaniv, 70, were all found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £200,000, after breaking windows and throwing red paint at a branch of Barclays Bank in Lancashire in August 2024.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Raphael Boyd.

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