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Published Date: 29 June 2009
By Lisette Johnston
THIRTEEN people are to appear in court today following protests that disrupted an Armed Forces Day parade.
Police confirmed 12 men and one woman aged between 20 and 30 were arrested and charged after trouble broke out at Saturday's event in Glasgow.

Protesters, believed to have been an Irish Republican group, started chanting while a service was taking place in the city's George Square.

Police were then forced to close off nearby George Street at around 12:20pm.

The parade was part of a series of events around the country for people to display their support for the nation's servicemen and women, with the Queen and First Minister Alex Salmond attending events in Edinburgh.

The protests have been condemned by public figures, including Secretary of State for Scotland Jim Murphy and the leader of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell.

The event in Glasgow involved a parade in George Square including veterans and serving military personnel.

The day was also marked by British forces in Afghanistan and in Kuwait where troops are completing the process of withdrawal from neighbouring Iraq.





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  • Last Updated: 28 June 2009 11:51 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: British armed forces
 
1

Colin B,

Bearsden 29/06/2009 01:45:46
no doubt the Crown will drop a lot of the cases because Lesley Thomson the area fiscal can't be bothered. No doubt bail will be granted despite the obvious flight risk. Why do the police and armed forces bother?
2

eric,

lthn 29/06/2009 09:18:43
Glad the national news shamed the scum,Scotlands shame!
thats worse than a few football fans fighting.
3

SandyBottoms,

Edinburgh 29/06/2009 09:38:55
So quick to condemn the protests, yet so little said about what they were shouting about. Why are these protesters worth less than the Haymarket protesters?
4

Alternative (High-Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 29/06/2009 11:54:29
I was speaking to some of the soldiers who were there at the time and saw this. Apparently it seemed to be the stupid bigotry that takes place under the guise of pretending to support football teams---you know, all the Celtic/Rangers rubbish.

By all accounts the police dealt with it swiftly.
5

Allan(handofgod137),

29/06/2009 12:23:23
#4 Bet non of them were Rangers supporters though, and if it was a sectarian offence, why no comment from nil by mouth?

 

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