Grassroot groups set to mark first anniversary of attack at Park Inn Hotel

Calls for an inquiry into a series of asylum seeker deaths are intensifying as Glaswegians prepare to mark the first anniversary of the tragic events at the Park Inn Hotel, where a Sudanese man stabbed six people before being shot dead by police.

Pinar Aksu from Refugees for Justice, a grassroots group which formed in response to the events of last June, is helping to organise an act of remembrance at Glasgow’s George Square on Saturday, encouraging locals to bring flowers and candles.

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