'I don't know where I am going': Video shows moment police herd Gypsy and Traveller youngsters onto train

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This is the moment police herd a group of Gypsy and Traveller youngsters onto a train at Manchester Victoria, with one officer shouting: "Just get off at the next stop." A young man can be heard shouting 'I don't know where I am going' as he's pushed on board and a young girl screams as her leg slips between the platform and the train at Manchester Victoria.

One girl - just 13 and from Doncaster - ended up more than 100 miles away from Manchester in Grimsby. The mobile phone video footage is just one of a number of clips circulating online showing scenes in Manchester city centre on Saturday afternoon. READ MORE: Traveller girl, 13, ended up 'hysterical' in Grimsby after being herded onto train by police in Manchester In another clip, also seen by the Manchester Evening News, a young man is dragged to the ground and arrested by officers outside the Arndale Centre.

Police appeared to be monitoring those attempting to access the shopping precinct and refusing entry. As reported, the deputy mayor of Greater Manchester, Kate Green, has said she has asked Greater Manchester Police 'for a full report on the action taken' and would also be holding a meeting of community leaders.

Ms Green confirmed she's watched the footage and said she 'expects the police to treat everyone fairly and with respect'. It comes as GMP was today accused of a 'heavy-handed and discriminatory action' by a charity who said Gypsy and Traveller children were stopped from attending the Christmas markets and 'forced' back onto trains out of the city.