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| Anti-Trump group targets statues | Anti-Trump group targets statues |
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| Campaigners against Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort plans in Aberdeenshire have 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 Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling. | The Menie Liberation Front group said the masks and golf clubs had been added to about 20 statues in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling. |
| The Trump Organisation condemned the "stunt". | |
| Grampian Police said it had launched an investigation into the incidents in Aberdeen. | Grampian Police said it had launched an investigation into the incidents in Aberdeen. |
| Mr Trump hopes to build what he has described as the "world's greatest" golf resort at Menie. | |
| A spokesman for the protest group said: "We are dressing up famous Scottish statues as the American tycoon to symbolise the way Trump thinks he can walk over Scotland. | A spokesman for the protest group said: "We are dressing up famous Scottish statues as the American tycoon to symbolise the way Trump thinks he can walk over Scotland. |
| Gimmicks such as this illustrate the lack of credibility of those involved and do a great disservice to local people Sarah MaloneTrump International Golf Links Scotland | |
| "This development has gone too far. Throwing families from their homes for a private development is outrageous." | "This development has gone too far. Throwing families from their homes for a private development is outrageous." |
| The protest group - which has threatened further action - said no statues were damaged. | The protest group - which has threatened further action - said no statues were damaged. |
| Sarah Malone, executive vice president of Trump International Golf Links Scotland, said: "This publicity stunt is perpetrated by a handful of individuals, and can only serve to tarnish our regional and national profile. | |
| "Gimmicks such as this illustrate the lack of credibility of those involved and do a great disservice to local people. | |
| "We are dealing with serious issues that need to be handled in a responsible and mature manner." | |
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| Grampian Police are looking for a man in his 30s and one in his 50s in connection with the incident. | Grampian Police are looking for a man in his 30s and one in his 50s in connection with the incident. |
| Officials from Aberdeen City Council have been removing the pictures, banners and sets of plastic golf clubs which were placed on the statues. | Officials from Aberdeen City Council have been removing the pictures, banners and sets of plastic golf clubs which were placed on the statues. |
| 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. |
| The Menie Liberation Front group said no damage was caused | |
| 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 Trump Organisation has already won outline planning permission for two golf courses, a "residential village" and a hotel. | 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 the owners of four homes on land which forms part of the planned resort have rejected "incredibly generous" offers. | |
| Mr Trump's son, Donald Trump Jnr, told BBC Scotland they had been offered a 15% premium on market value. | |
| He said they had also been given the chance to buy new homes at cost price, and the lifetime use of facilities. | |