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The
suspension includes upcoming Live Nation festivals across the UK
this summer, including Latitude, Download and the Isle of Wight.
"The protestors' agenda is to have Barclays debank defense
companies which is a sector we remain committed to as an
essential part of keeping this country and our allies safe," the
bank's spokesperson told Reuters.
The suspension comes after several artists, including country
singer CMAT, metal band Ithaca and comedian Joanne McNally,
pulled out of the events.
Last month, Barclay's annual shareholders' meeting was disrupted
by activists protesting against its alleged indirect links to
violence in Gaza. The bank had said the week before that it did
not invest its own money in companies that supply weapons used
by Israel in Gaza.
(Reporting by Angela Christy and Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru;
Editing by Alan Barona)
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