Scottish Nationalists Launch Independence Campaign

June 11, 2012 from Press TV

Pro-independence supporters launched the campaign they hoped would convince their fellow Scots to vote yes to independence in the upcoming referendum on the issue. The British government is opposing the move and is braced for a bitter battle to keep Scotland a part of the Union Kingdom. Amina Taylor reports

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