Five stand trial in Germany over attack on Israeli defence company office

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Al-Monitor

FRANKFURT, April 27 (Reuters) - Five people appeared in court in Stuttgart on Monday on charges of causing about 1 million euros (1.17 million) of damage at the German site of an Israeli defence company, the court said.Prosecutors say the defendants, aged 25 to 40, trespassed and shouted pro-Palestinian statements as they smashed office equipment, measuring devices and windows at the business in the southern city of Ulm, the court added.