June 20 (UPI) -- Police arrested a man after stabbing five people in Edinburgh, Scotland, in suspected anti-Muslim attacks.
The man was allegedly roaming the streets of the city Friday night and stabbed five people and damaged a car and business. The attacks began near a mosque in the west of Edinburgh, where two men were injured. The Scottish Association of Mosques said two worshippers were attacked in a park after leaving the Broomhouse mosque.
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Police said that five men in total, two of them 22 years old, and others ages 24, 27 and 39, suffered a range of injuries. Three of them were treated at a hospital, though none of the injuries was life-threatening.
A 36-year-old white man was arrested, and counter terrorism officers have joined local Police Scotland in an investigation.
Assistant Chief Constable Catriona Paton said in a statement that there is "no place for racism or faith-based hate in Scotland."
The man was allegedly roaming the streets of the city Friday night and stabbed five people and damaged a car and business. The attacks began near a mosque in the west of Edinburgh, where two men were injured. The Scottish Association of Mosques said two worshippers were attacked in a park after leaving the Broomhouse mosque.
5 men stabbed in alleged anti-Muslim attack in Edinburgh, Scotland - UPI.com
Police arrested a man after stabbing five people in Edinburgh, Scotland, in suspected anti-Muslim attacks. A 36-year-old man was arrested.
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Police said that five men in total, two of them 22 years old, and others ages 24, 27 and 39, suffered a range of injuries. Three of them were treated at a hospital, though none of the injuries was life-threatening.
A 36-year-old white man was arrested, and counter terrorism officers have joined local Police Scotland in an investigation.
Assistant Chief Constable Catriona Paton said in a statement that there is "no place for racism or faith-based hate in Scotland."


