TWO students “forced into complicity” with genocide by the University of Glasgow’s refusal to sever ties with arms manufacturers took action today.

The Youth Demand supporters used fire extinguishers to spray orange paint over the university’s James McCune Smith Building before glueing themselves to it.

They have rebuked the university for continuing to invest in Israeli-linked arms research, despite 81 per cent of staff and 84 per cent of students backing divestment, in a recent survey.

Maths masters student Hannah Taylor said: “I’m enraged that I’ve been forced into complicity with the killing and maiming of Palestinian children — by my university and my government.

“As students we demand an immediate trade embargo, including all arms.”

Fellow Glasgow student Catriona Roberts added: “No ceasefire will wash away the blame from our genocidal government.

“We refuse to be made complicit in the mutilation of children.”

A university spokesperson said it upheld “the right of staff and students to engage in peaceful demonstrations,” but added: “We do not tolerate activities which interfere with the rights of others to go about their business in peace.”