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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Man arrested in Glasgow for holding sign allegedly supportive of Palestine Action

A Palestine flag is in the foreground. Further away, a group of police officers in hi-vis are standing on a pavement
Police near the protest at Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow on Friday, where they arrested a man. Photograph: James Chapelard

A man has been arrested in Glasgow for holding a paper sign allegedly supportive of the proscribed direct action group Palestine Action, the third arrest of its kind across the city in the past week.

Police Scotland confirmed that the 64-year-old man, who had been speaking to a small group of protesters gathered at Nelson Mandela Place in the city centre on Friday afternoon, had been arrested in connection with an offence under the Terrorism Act “for displaying a sign expressing support for a proscribed organisation”.

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