Around 50 masked anti-migrant protesters marched through Glasgow's east end on Wednesday night, chanting "our streets" and "send them home" as they held up traffic and clashed with police.
Footage shows the hooded group walking along Wellshot Road and onto Shettleston Road, weaving between oncoming traffic as chants grew louder. A man filming the clip shouts "whose streets are they?" and is met with chants of "our streets" and "send them home."
March from Shettleston to Parkhead Cross
The group is understood to have marched from Shettleston to Parkhead Cross, with the clip ending as the mob made its way towards Westmuir Street in Parkhead.
Violence later broke out as protesters, some dressed in black and others wearing balaclavas, clashed with police. Later footage showed a tense stand-off with officers who were forced to lock down the area. The thugs swarmed the streets and blocked access as they continued shouting anti-immigration chants.
Police presence and political reaction
Several police riot vans were spotted at the scene. One protester, masked and hooded, was later seen being carried into a police van.
David Linden, the SNP MSP for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, said: "The sight of a masked mob running through the streets of the east end, chanting anti-migrant slurs, is deeply unsettling to our community." He added: "This type of behaviour has no place in modern Scotland. Our communities are enriched by our diversity and racial hatred from cowards in ski masks will not be tolerated."
Scottish Labour MSP for Glasgow Paul Sweeney said: "People are entitled to protest peacefully, but it is unacceptable for this organised, masked, far-right gang to continue to attempt to intimidate Glasgow communities."
Road closure and reopening
A Glasgow City Council traffic bulletin stated that Parkhead Cross was closed on Wednesday evening because of an ongoing police incident. The road later reopened, though the council confirmed a police presence remained in the area.
A Glasgow City Council spokesperson said: "Parkhead Cross is now open to all traffic however, there remains a police presence in the area and drivers are advised to approach the area with caution."
