Climate protesters continued their demonstrations outside Barclays in Glasgow after arrests were made and bank windows smashed on Monday morning.
Shortly after 8am, the windows were broken at the Clyde Place Quay Barclays' branch as Extinction Rebellion activists demanded the bank cut ties with fossil fuel firms.
Police Scotland said that two men had been arrested and investigations were ongoing following the incident.
Images released by the campaign group show activists standing in front of broken windowpanes holding signs that read “this is an intervention” and “stop funding Rosebank”.
The protesters claim that Barclays is funding the proposed Rosebank oil field and have provided Norwegian state-owned firm Equinor with 2.46 billion dollars (£2 billion) of backing since 2015.
Later that afternoon, climate activists from Biofuelwatch, BankTrack, Tipping Point, and Just Stop Oil joined Extinction Rebellion members for a rally outside of the Barclays Glasgow campus.
A significant police presence could be seen surrounding the bank as protesters delivered speeches on the threat of the climate crisis and the impact of fossil fuels on the environment.
Meanwhile, workmen repaired the numerous broken glass windows on Kingston Street.
Val King, of Extinction Rebellion Scotland, said: “This morning at 8am, 13 pieces of glass were broken by two members of Extinction Rebellion.
“They are in police custody at the moment, and the reason that they broke the glass was because of the well-known term, in case of emergency break glass.
“This is an emergency and Barclay’s are fuelling the problem with the climate emergency.
“They are the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe and the seventh biggest in the world.
“They invest in tar sands, in Arctic oil. Rosebank is one of the North Sea oil and gas fields and is due to be exploited if it goes through, and Barclays are behind the funding of that.
“We are here because we want the shareholders and the board members of Barclay’s to listen to the fact that they are doing so much harm to the earth, and if they won't listen then we hope that Barclays customers will listen and take their money out of Barclays.
“Because one thing we know for sure is that banks will follow the money.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.10am on Monday 14 November, police were made aware of damage to a property in Kingston Street, Glasgow.
“Officers attended and two men have been arrested. Inquiries are ongoing.”
Barclays has been contacted for comment.
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