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Edinburgh Council bans SDL marchers

September 1, 2011 11:05

By

Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

The Scottish Defence League has been banned from marching through Edinburgh the day before the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

The off-shoot of the far-right anti-Islamic fundamentalism English Defence League had hoped to protest through the city centre on September 10.

But last Friday, Edinburgh City Council unanimously turned down the SDL's application, on public safety grounds.

A campaign to have the protest banned was led by an umbrella group called Scotland United.

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