'Two innocent people were attacked purely because of the colour of their skin.'
A junior doctor has told of his terror after witnessing two black men allegedly being brutally attacked by a masked mob during a "white lives matter" Ben Clarke, 25, was cycling along the Clydeside on Tuesday evening when he stumbled upon what he describes as a shocking racist assault carried out by members of a crowd linked to a "far-right" demonstration.
The GP practice doctor says he watched in horror as two men were kicked andAccording to Ben, many of those involved were masked men wearing balaclavas, with some sporting branded clothing from Rangers ultras group,, which took place around 7.30pm on Tuesday, Ben said: "Two innocent people were attacked purely because of the colour of their skin.
"As I and others there tried to administer medical help and call ambulances that were being impeded because they were black. It was terrifying.
"There were hundreds of masked up folk, with Union Jacks and Union Bear branded clothing storming towards you looking to attack any person of colour in sight. "They were obviously aware of how wrong it was because I was being asked if I had recorded any of it. They were worried about repercussions.
"There are areas along that area of the Clydeside where people of darker skin typically hang out. This mob must have known that and targeted that area right on the river.
"He said: "The first man was in a bad way. He had lots of blood on his head, significant head issues and was clearly concussed.
"As I was helping, members of this group began approaching me and shouting threats like, 'Don't you help him. If you do then we will do you in'.
"My first thought was to help but I wasn't being allowed to do that. I'm a doctor so I was there helping on a strictly medical basis and I didn't once answer back in fear they would hurt me too.
"People have died from similar attacks, this mob is lucky they never. They were obviously aware of how wrong it was because I was being asked if I had recorded any of it. They were worried about repercussions.
" Hundreds of people have were spotted on the steps of Buchanan Galleries following a horror "stabbing" in Belfast where Stephen Ogilvie, 44, suffered serious injuries that resulted in the loss of his eye. Hadi Alodid, 30, stood before Belfast Magistrates' Court facing charges of attempted murder of Mr Ogilvie, making threats to kill an NHS radiographer and possessing a knife.
Demonstrations were also held in Edinburgh, Paisley and Ayr, with many mobsters donning face coverings and waving Saltire and Union Jack flags. Photographs seen by the Record show a wall of officers blocking off Glasgow bridge, just off Jamaica Street, as well as Buchanan Street. Three men, aged 31, 18 and 18 have been arrested and charged in connection with various offences in Glasgow during the evening.because of the colour of their skin.
He continued: "The mob were angry and shouting, 'They did this to us so now we're going to do it to them'.
"A couple of passers-by tried to phone an ambulance and they were being shouted at to put their phones away or be hurt. ""The group moved along and I sprinted over to check on the second chap, a defenceless middle-aged man," he said. "He was on the ground wailing in pain. He had a significant wound on his arm.
" Police eventually arrived as the crowd moved towards Glasgow city centre, with Ben providing officers with a statement. While speaking toBen said: "I gave the police a statement and while doing so, people were driving by shouting at the officers saying, 'If you were doing your job then none of this would have happened in the first place'.
" The disturbing scenes did not end there. Ben says he later cycled towards the St Enoch Centre and witnessed police taking extraordinary measures toHe noted: "I cycled into the city centre, towards the St Enoch Centre and witnessed police having to physically barricade people with dark skin in the shopping centre to keep them safe from the group outside. "
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