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Pro-Palestine activists have staged a protest at Glasgow Central Station after a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza was intercepted by Israeli forces. ‌

The demonstration is understood to have started in the city's Mandela Place before arriving at the train station on Thursday evening. It comes as a flotilla bound for Gaza carrying a 40-strong fleed - including four Scottish nationals - was intercepted on Wednesday. ‌

Jim Hickey, Saddaqat Khan, Margaret Pancetta and Yvonne Ridley, all travelled from Glasgow as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which is trying to break Israel's sea blockade to the war-torn region. The mission departed from Spain on August 31 and is made up of over 40 boats with an estimated 500 people onboard. ‌

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