Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 20:16
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) had to be rescued from a Scottish pub by police in a riot van after protesters disrupted his press conference on Thursday.
He sought sanctuary in a pub in Edinburgh's historic central street, the Royal Mile, after being accosted by protesters chanting "scum, scum, scum".
Farage was in the Scottish capital to launch his party's campaign north of the border as he looks to build on the party's growing popularity in England.
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