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Four Glasgow Loyalist marches pass peacefully with no counter protests taking place

No trouble or arrests were reported at four loyalist marches through Glasgow on Saturday despite concerns of further violence or counter demonstrations.

Glasgow City Council announced on Thursday the parades could take place despite flare-ups at other marches in recent weeks.

Hundreds of people took part in Saturday's events which a Police Scotland spokeswoman said "passed without incident" or arrest.

She added no protesters had been identified at any of the four marches either.

The four marches in Glasgow passed without any incident (Daily Record)

Violence has flared at parades in the city over recent weekends, with police responding to "significant disorder" at a march in Govan on August 30 when Loyalists tried to disrupt a Republican march.

The following weekend 11 people were arrested as two Republican marches were held through Glasgow city centre, with a police officer injured by a pyrotechnic.

The leaflet handed out at to marchers and supporters at the Govan march (Daily Record)

The local authority allowed the latest parades after police warned there could be serious disorder if the Pride of Govan Flute Band procession was banned.

A Glasgow City Council spokesman had said: "The council has been placed in an impossible position in relation to the parade in Govan.

"Police Scotland has said that, should the procession not go ahead, many of the 800 people due to take part will react angrily - which could lead to violence and a significant impact on the local community.

"We deeply regret that the wider community in Govan will be subject to this disruption.

"However, police have made it absolutely clear that this could be made worse if these people are not allowed to march."

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