ANGRY protesters who descended on a Falkirk hotel which they believed to house asylum seekers were met by hundreds of anti-racism activists on Saturday.
Two separate demonstrations were called by the Save Our Future and Our Kids Futures in the town, over alleged crimes linked to those housed at the hotel.
The first saw hundreds gather outside the office of Labour MP Euan Stainbank, where speeches were made, and people took aim at the UK Government, the police and journalists who were covering the protest.
More than 200 people later assembled outside the nearby hotel, which is believed to house asylum seekers waiting for their claims to be processed.
They were met by around 200 counter-protesters from the trade union movement and the campaign group Stand Up To Racism.
Exchanges quickly became tense, as both sides engaged in personal abuse and threats were hurled.
Police separated both sides behind barriers, with the counter protesters in what appeared to be a car park for the hotel and the protesters on the opposite pavement.
The protest is the second in as many weeks outside the hotel following another demonstartion which took place outside a facility in Perth last week.
