Man arrested over paraglider protest at Trump's golf course in Scotland

TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) - A 55 year-old man has been arrested following a protest at U.S. President Donald Trump’s golf course in Scotland on Friday, Scottish police said, after a an activist used a powered parachute to get within a few hundred yards of the president.

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures on the course of his golf resort, in Turnberry, Scotland July 15, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

“Police Scotland can confirm that a 55-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an incident when a powered parachute was flown in the vicinity of the Turnberry Hotel around 9.45 pm on Friday,” a police statement said.

Writing by William James; editing by Guy Faulconbridge

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