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Nicola Sturgeon slams 'utterly shameful' violent protest clashes in Glasgow

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Glasgow today. Hundreds descended on George Square to guard the statue of Metropolitan Police founder Robert Peel in an event organised by a group called the Loyalist Defence League, after a protest was organised to call for its removal.

The original protest, organised by the Glasgow Youth Art Collective, was postponed due to what organisers say was a lack of access to the square and "police targeting activists".

But earlier today police dressed in riot gear were forced to separate counter- protesters 'protecting statues' from other activists as the groups clashed in Glasgow.

The First Minister welcomed the cancellation of the Art Collective protest. At the daily coronavirus press briefing, the Nicola Sturgeon added: "Violent protest is.

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