There were scuffles in Scotland on Friday after crowds for and against independence gathered at the center of Glasgow, following Thursday's historic vote in which Scottish voters decided to remain a part of the United Kingdom.
Several hundred protesters were reportedly rallying in George Square during the day, waving flags and taunting the other side.
For a while, the situation was reportedly rather tense. But by the end of the day, authorities seemed to have the situation under control.
Police keep crowds apart at a stand-off in Glasgow's George Square after the #indyref No vote http://t.co/o247gEdXTp pic.twitter.com/scviwXVUGR— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) September 19, 2014
There were reports of flares and fisticuffs.
Flares go off & police separate crowds in Glasgow's George Square: live updates http://t.co/fKFrWDsRwF #indyref pic.twitter.com/dPVjeGj5uG— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 19, 2014
Many took to Twitter to denounce the violence.
Today whole world focussed on tiny nation of #Scotland, setting a remarkable example to all democratic nations. #Georgesquare is ruining it— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) September 19, 2014
Describing what's going on at George Square as a Yes/No thing is nonsense - it's a bunch of bigoted thugs taking advantage of a situation.— Kenny Stewart (@Kenny__Stewart) September 19, 2014
After officials tallied the result of the referendum, Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond resigned from his position as First Minister of Scotland.