A PEACEFUL protest in support of migrants triggered violent scenes at London’s St Pancras station this weekend as police wielded batons against hundreds of activists.

Campaigners gathered there on Saturday for the second solidarity demonstration at the Eurostar terminal in the space of a week.

Scotland Yard claimed that dozens of people clad in black and with their faces covered tried to storm the platforms for the international train services.

Protesters and observers took to social media to report on the violence and arrests.

Joel Benjamin posted a series of pictures on Twitter with the description: “Utter carnage at Kings Cross station for #migrants demo. Flares, Cops going in batons drawn.”

Among the protesters was Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s son Charlie, who was arrested during the student protests of 2010 for climbing over the Cenotaph in London’s Whitehall.

Two arrests were confirmed by Scotland Yard.

A statement from the British Transport Police on the clashes said that demonstrators got to St Pancras at 6pm, adding: “Around this time a number of other individuals arrived at the station causing disorder and missiles, including smoke bombs, were thrown at police officers.

“This group were dispersed by police and officers remain at the station.”