Hundreds Face Off Outside Scottish Asylum Hotels; Police Separate Rival Pro- And Anti-Immigration Crowds In Falkirk, Aberdeen

Large rival protests gathered outside the Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk and at a former hotel in Aberdeen, both used to house asylum seekers. Police and barriers kept hundreds of pro- and anti-immigration demonstrators apart amid chants and speeches. Organisers curtailed a planned march in Falkirk after police and council warnings. Similar Scottish protests this month point to a broader UK-wide pattern targeting asylum accommodation.