Security tight as activists pledge to disrupt arms show

British police were mounting a massive security operation as Europe’s biggest arms show was getting under way today.

Security tight as activists pledge to disrupt arms show
Tue, 09 Sep, 2003 - 10:40

British police were mounting a massive security operation as Europe’s biggest arms show was getting under way today.

Scotland Yard said 61 people were arrested ahead of the Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) event opening today at the ExCel Centre in east London’s Royal Docks.

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