Four Palestine Action activists have received suspended prison sentences after causing more than £212,000 of damage to a Barclays bank

Four Palestine Action activists have received suspended prison sentences after causing more than £212,000 of damage to a Barclays bank in Burnley.The group smashed windows with hammers and covered the St James's Street branch in red paint on 5 August 2024. Organiser Hmeera Atiqnisar, 31, received a two-year sentence suspended for 20 months, while Brendon O'Hagan, 28, Amanda Kelly, 32, and Mohammed Malik, 28, each received 20 months suspended for 20 months. All four must carry out unpaid work. A fifth defendant, Alma Yaniv, 70, will be sentenced separately on 8 December.