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| Anti-Trump group targets statues | Anti-Trump group targets statues |
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| A campaign group against Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort plans in Aberdeenshire has said it has dressed up statues around Scotland as the American tycoon. | A campaign group against Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort plans in Aberdeenshire has said it has dressed up statues around Scotland as the American tycoon. |
| The Menie Liberation Front group said the masks and golf clubs had been added to about 20 statues in four cities. | The Menie Liberation Front group said the masks and golf clubs had been added to about 20 statues in four cities. |
| Mr Trump hopes to build the world's greatest golf resort at Menie. | Mr Trump hopes to build the world's greatest golf resort at Menie. |
| The group said: "We are dressing up famous Scottish statues as the American tycoon to symbolise the way Trump thinks he can walk over Scotland." | The group said: "We are dressing up famous Scottish statues as the American tycoon to symbolise the way Trump thinks he can walk over Scotland." |
| An anonymous spokesman said: "This development has gone too far. Throwing families from their homes for a private development is outrageous." | An anonymous spokesman said: "This development has gone too far. Throwing families from their homes for a private development is outrageous." |
| The group said it has targeted statues in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling, and added that none were damaged. | The group said it has targeted statues in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling, and added that none were damaged. |
| 'Incredibly generous' | 'Incredibly generous' |
| Martin Glegg, of the Tripping Up Trump group, said he was not aware of the protest and had never heard of the Menie Liberation Front. | Martin Glegg, of the Tripping Up Trump group, said he was not aware of the protest and had never heard of the Menie Liberation Front. |
| He told BBC Scotland: "It shows lots of people are upset by the issue." | He told BBC Scotland: "It shows lots of people are upset by the issue." |
| The Menie Liberation Front group said no damage was caused | The Menie Liberation Front group said no damage was caused |
| Grampian Police said they were aware of the protest, but that there had been no complaints so far. | |
| The Trump Organisation has already won outline planning permission for two golf courses, a "residential village" and a hotel. | |
| Mr Trump has said his vision comprises a world class golf course, a second 18-hole course, 950 holiday homes and 500 houses. | Mr Trump has said his vision comprises a world class golf course, a second 18-hole course, 950 holiday homes and 500 houses. |
| The proposal was originally rejected by a committee of the council before being called in by the Scottish government and approved. | The proposal was originally rejected by a committee of the council before being called in by the Scottish government and approved. |
| The Trump Organisation has said it has made "incredibly generous" offers to the owners of four homes on land which forms part of its planned golf resort. | The Trump Organisation has said it has made "incredibly generous" offers to the owners of four homes on land which forms part of its planned golf resort. |
| Some local residents at Menie in Aberdeenshire have been refusing to sell to the US tycoon. | Some local residents at Menie in Aberdeenshire have been refusing to sell to the US tycoon. |
| Mr Trump's son, Donald Trump Jnr, told BBC Scotland the owners had been offered a 15% premium on market value. | Mr Trump's son, Donald Trump Jnr, told BBC Scotland the owners had been offered a 15% premium on market value. |
| He said they had also been offered the chance to buy new homes at cost price, and the lifetime use of facilities. | He said they had also been offered the chance to buy new homes at cost price, and the lifetime use of facilities. |