Pro-Palestine protesters target John Swinney's Edinburgh Fringe show
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Pro-Palestine protesters have targeted John Swinney's Edinburgh Fringe show.
The First Minister was on stage in conversation with Susan Morrison on Saturday when demonstrators in the audience stood up holding placards spelling out the word 'genocide'.
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John Swinney was on stage at the Stand in Edinburgh when the protest took place
Mr Swinney was on stage at the Fringe when the protest unfurled.
The show was able to continue before protesters interrupted for a second time.
More to follow.
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