Priest arrested in rights protest

LIVERPOOL - Eight people, including a Catholic priest, were arrested at a factory yesterday during an Easter protest against …

LIVERPOOL - Eight people, including a Catholic priest, were arrested at a factory yesterday during an Easter protest against the abuse of human rights in Indonesia.

Father Arthur Fitzgerald, of St Michael's church, was arrested inside the British Aerospace Hawk Jet factory at Warton, Lancashire, as he held an Easter liturgy with parishioners and East Timor refugees. The protest was against the alleged sale of the jets to the Indonesian government for use against the people of East Timor.

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