Three arrested over Glasgow disorder and racist assaults after Belfast knife attack

Three arrested over Glasgow disorder and racist assaults after Belfast knife attackJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJames DelaneyBBC ScotlandBBCPolice closed down part of Glasgow city centre on Tuesday evening.Three men have been arrested and charged following disorder and racist assaults in Glasgow after a knife attack in Belfast on Monday night.Police Scotland said five people were injured, including two police officers, after hundreds of people wearing masks marched through the city centre on Tuesday evening.Assistant Chief Constable Alan Waddell said people were "attacked because of the colour of their skin".It came as violence broke out in Belfast on Tuesday after Hadi Alodid, from Sudan, was charged with the attempted murder of Steven Ogilvy in the city. The Home Office said the alleged attacker entered the UK in 2023 and was given refugee status.A court in Belfast heard that the victim had lost his left eye, has damage to his right eye, and injuries to his neck and back.Alodid was remanded in custody.Protests across Scotland follow Belfast knife attackFamilies forced to flee homes count cost of night of violence on NI streetsPolice Scotland said three members of the public were injured during the disorder in Glasgow.Three men – two aged 18 and one aged 31 – were arrested and charged in connection with various offences in the city during the evening.Officers also attended a number of smaller, but peaceful demonstrations in Edinburgh, Falkirk, Perth, Ayr and Paisley, and no arrests were made.ACC Waddell said Police Scotland were "prepared to deal with any escalation in disorder" over the coming days.He added: "Officers responded to disorder and violence, including incidents in Glasgow where members of the public were attacked because of the colour of their skin. Officers were also attacked."I would strongly condemn that offending and send a clear message that there is no place for racism and violence in Scotland."We...