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Hundreds gather to 'protect statues' at Glasgow's George Square as Black Lives Matter activists demand removal

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Glasgow's George Square as Black Lives Matter activists demand the removal of a memorial to former PM Robert Peel.Huge crowds of protesters could be seen walking down North Hanover Street towards the square accompanied by a police escort.The Glasgow Youth Art Collective called on Black Lives Matter activists to descend on the same location to demand the removal of the Sir Robert Peel statue.The George Square memorial, dedicated to the former Prime Minister whose father had links to the slave trade, was spray painted with an anti-police message last Sunday.A statement on the 'Peel Must Fall' Facebook event says: "As statues continue to fall daily around the world and the UK...

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