Police are looking for a man after activists stormed a weapons factory.

Palestine Action members forced their way into the Instro Precision factory at Sandwich Discovery Park in the early hours last Monday.

Footage recorded by the group shows a handful of intruders wearing orange jumpsuits gaining access to the building after smashing a door window with a hammer.

Eight people arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary have been bailed.

Now, a picture of a man has been released as part of the ongoing investigation.

A police spokesman said: “Officers have now released a CCTV image of a person they would like to identify, filmed at a service station nearby.

“Police are unsure whether the man is local to Kent or from elsewhere in the country.”

In a statement sent to KentOnline last week, Palestine Action boasts about causing “more than £1 million of damage” while inside.

“Palestine Action's decommissioning of Elbit Systems' electro-optics weapons sights factory in Kent has left the Instro Precision site immobilised, unable to produce weapons parts for export to Israel,” a spokesman said.

“After tens of activists stormed the premises - bypassing security guards and cutting through three layers of wire fence - seven activists made it inside the factory itself, laying waste to the weapons of war being produced inside.

“During their 36-hour detention, before their release under strict bail conditions, police interrogators put it to the seven arrested more than £1 million of damage was caused in their few hours inside the factory.

“Good, say Palestine Action.

“Destroying cables on the outside of the factory, and wrecking machinery, computer technology, and parts being produced for Instro's product line, the action sought to - and has successfully - put the site out of action.”

Shocking footage of the raid shows a videographer appearing to wield a crowbar, using the weapon to damage computers and items on the production belt.

They can also be heard sarcastically saying, “Oh dear, terrible security”, as they open lockers and rip out items.

Before this, activists are to said to have cut through three security fences in the early hours, breaching the high-security premises at the park.

Some are said to have laid stinger spike strips on the roads leading to the factory to prevent any vehicles from entering.

The group says it is “dismantling technology, machinery and parts used to produce weapons of war” in a bid to prevent the export of arms to Gaza.

Manufacturing military-grade electro-optical equipment, Palestine Action says Instro is a major exporter to Israel and its products are likely to be used in ground operations in Gaza.

Police confirmed seven people arrested last Monday on suspicion of aggravated burglary have been bailed pending further enquiries.

An eighth suspect arrested on Tuesday in the West Midlands has been bailed and the investigation is ongoing.

On Monday, an Instro Precision spokesman said it is “highly irresponsible” to sabotage its work during a period of global instability.

“We condemn this illegal and violent action and will work with the authorities to prosecute any person or group threatening the safety of our staff or their important work,” he said.

“This facility is designed to meet the requirements of the UK armed forces and in particular support the British Army with a range of state-of-the-art electro-optics and night vision systems.”

Anyone who recognises the man, or has any information which may assist, is urged to call police on 01843 222289 quoting reference 46/100266/24.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, or by using the online form.