A group of protesters have scaled the Scottish Parliament to hang a banner and the Palestinian flag.The group of five climbed up the awning outside the main entrance on Thursday morning, and unfurled a banner that read "Stop arming Israel".Police have cordoned off the area underneath but business in Parliament is continuing.

A group of protesters have scaled the Scottish Parliament to hang a banner and the Palestinian flag.The group of five climbed up the awning outside the main entrance on Thursday morning, and unfurled a banner that read "Stop arming Israel".Police have cordoned off the area underneath but business in Parliament is continuing.