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| Pair guilty over break-in at base | Pair guilty over break-in at base |
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| Two peace activists who broke into RAF Fairford and attacked US military vehicles have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit criminal damage. | Two peace activists who broke into RAF Fairford and attacked US military vehicles have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit criminal damage. |
| Paul Milling, 61, from Cumbria, was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £250 in costs. | Paul Milling, 61, from Cumbria, was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £250 in costs. |
| Dr Margaret Jones, 57, of Bristol, was told to return to Bristol Crown Court in two weeks for sentencing. | |
| The pair said they wanted to stop B-52s taking off from the Gloucestershire base to be used in the Iraq war. | The pair said they wanted to stop B-52s taking off from the Gloucestershire base to be used in the Iraq war. |
| The defence claimed their actions were lawful because they were attempting to prevent a war crime. | The defence claimed their actions were lawful because they were attempting to prevent a war crime. |
| Dr Jones had told the court the plan was to buy time for Iraqi civilians to flee before the anticipated "shock and awe" bomb attacks on Baghdad. | |
| Mr Milling, a former magistrate and councillor in York, said he had been horrified to learn of the devastating impact cluster bombs could have if dropped on civilian targets. | |
| The pair were being re-tried after a jury failed to reach a verdict last September. |