Anti-Israel protests at UK train stations as passengers 'barred from platforms'

Hundreds of activists have gathered inside major train stations to protest against Israel's interception of a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. Protestors were pictured gathered at Edinburgh Waverley and in Glasgow as activists targeted the UK railway network in response to Israel detaining activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla. An eyewitness in Edinburgh told the The Herald: "British Transport Police were quickly overwhelmed and struggled as the crowds blocked off the station's main platforms. The pro-Palestinian Global Sumud Flotilla consists of more than 40 civilian boats and is attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the war-torn Gaza. The Foreign Office said in a statement: "We are very concerned about the situation with the Sumud flotilla, we are in touch with the families of a number of British nationals involved."