Thousands attend Glasgow anti-racism rally

Thousands of anti-racism protesters person gathered successful Glasgow for a rally organised successful the aftermath of the rioting and upset successful England.

A smaller fig of people, immoderate of them with their faces masked, were attending an anti-immigration rally successful beforehand of the warfare memorial successful George Square.

Police person erected barriers to abstracted the 2 groups.

The upset successful England followed mendacious accusation dispersed online that an asylum seeker carried retired the stabbing successful Southport successful July successful which 3 young girls died.

The anti-racism rally was organised aft reports that an anti-immigration protestation would beryllium held successful the city, though Glasgow City Council said it had received nary ceremonial notification of specified an event.

According to a BBC newsman connected the scene, betwixt 2 to 3 1000 anti-racism activists gathered, astir 10 times the fig of anti-migration protesters who turned out.

At 1 constituent members of the Green brigade, a self-styled "ultras" radical of Celtic fans, tried to articulation the protestation but were contained by constabulary successful a country of the square.

Speakers including commercialized unionists, politicians and campaigners addressed the anti-racism rally, which was approved by the metropolis council.

Glasgow City Council person Susan Aitken told BBC News neither Scotland nor Glasgow was "immune to the acold right".

She added: "The turnout of radical who are present to defy them and much importantly travel with a truly affirmative connection astir diverseness and unity successful a metropolis similar Glasgow - which is Scotland's astir divers metropolis - is simply a acold bigger number."