Anger as forces' tribute disrupted
Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy has condemned the "sickening" protests which caused disruption at an Armed Forces Day parade.
Police confirmed that arrests were made and one person was injured after trouble flared at the event in Glasgow.
The protesters, believed to have been an Irish Republican group, are understood to have started chanting while a service was taking place in George Square, forcing police to close off nearby George Street.
Mr Murphy hailed "brilliant men and women" of the forces.
"They are Britain at its best and Scotland at its bravest," he said. "At the other end of the spectrum, the event was soured by a tiny minority of mindless demonstrators who can't begin to understand the meaning of bravery and what the veterans have done for our country.
"A separate group of mindless idiots also soured the day for me. After doing an interview for BBC I was subjected to sustained sectarian abuse from people who seemed to take great and foul-mouthed offence because I am Catholic."
The event was part of a series of events at towns and cities around the UK, with the Queen and Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond attending events in Edinburgh. But the only trouble reported was in Glasgow.
Mr Murphy went on: "These people may be able to make minor disruptions to a significant and serious event such as Armed Forces Day but my message to them is that they cannot win.
"They stand against every value the veterans we celebrated today fought - and died - for and they must know that the majority of Scotland has no time or patience for their vile views.
"Sectarianism - as with any form of bigotry - simply has no place in a modern and confident Scottish society. It was a sickening spectacle that showed we still have a long way to go in removing the scourge of sectarianism in our country and I was saddened our brave service people and veterans had to endure even a second of it."
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