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| Probe into Galloway attack claims | Probe into Galloway attack claims |
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| Police are investigating allegations that Respect MP George Galloway was kicked and taunted during an unprovoked sectarian attack. | Police are investigating allegations that Respect MP George Galloway was kicked and taunted during an unprovoked sectarian attack. |
| He said the attack occured after he arrived at Glasgow Airport on Sunday. | He said the attack occured after he arrived at Glasgow Airport on Sunday. |
| The Bethnal Green and Bow MP believed he was targeted by men returning from an Orange Order parade in London for being a known Celtic supporter. | |
| Police confirmed that they were investigating the alleged assault and studying CCTV footage. | Police confirmed that they were investigating the alleged assault and studying CCTV footage. |
| Mr Galloway told the Daily Record: "There was one guy I would describe as a ringleader who said 'I don't like your radio talk, I don't like your newspaper talk, I have a religious duty to knock you down'." | Mr Galloway told the Daily Record: "There was one guy I would describe as a ringleader who said 'I don't like your radio talk, I don't like your newspaper talk, I have a religious duty to knock you down'." |
| The Respect MP, who used to Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin, had arrived from London on a British Midland flight to give a talk at the city's Royal Concert Hall. | The Respect MP, who used to Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin, had arrived from London on a British Midland flight to give a talk at the city's Royal Concert Hall. |
| The group came up behind me and they were straight in with the sectarian insults and threats George Galloway MP | The group came up behind me and they were straight in with the sectarian insults and threats George Galloway MP |
| The MP has a high media profile including an appearance on last year's Celebrity Big Brother, and host of a TalkSport radio phone-in. | The MP has a high media profile including an appearance on last year's Celebrity Big Brother, and host of a TalkSport radio phone-in. |
| Mr Galloway said the "terrifying experience" began on the plane after he was recognised and a group of men began taunting and threatening him. | Mr Galloway said the "terrifying experience" began on the plane after he was recognised and a group of men began taunting and threatening him. |
| He added: "I had a feeling of dread. I hurried off the plane and got to the luggage carousel as quickly as possible and prayed my bag would come first but, of course, it didn't. | He added: "I had a feeling of dread. I hurried off the plane and got to the luggage carousel as quickly as possible and prayed my bag would come first but, of course, it didn't. |
| "The group came up behind me and they were straight in with the sectarian insults and threats. | "The group came up behind me and they were straight in with the sectarian insults and threats. |
| "I felt one man kick me on one ankle and I was then kicked on the other ankle." | "I felt one man kick me on one ankle and I was then kicked on the other ankle." |
| Mr Galloway said that by the time he complained to the police, a separate complaint had been made by a traffic warden about a group of men shouting sectarian slogans outside. | Mr Galloway said that by the time he complained to the police, a separate complaint had been made by a traffic warden about a group of men shouting sectarian slogans outside. |
| A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said that an incident at Glasgow Airport was being investigated. | A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said that an incident at Glasgow Airport was being investigated. |
| She added: "We can confirm we have received a complaint from Mr Galloway and inquiries are ongoing." | She added: "We can confirm we have received a complaint from Mr Galloway and inquiries are ongoing." |