SECURITYJun 21 · 06:20 UTCDAWN[email protected] (AFP)

Man charged over suspected anti-Muslim attacks in UK's Edinburgh

A 36-year-old man was charged in connection with anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh that injured five people. The incident is being investigated as a potential far-right terror act, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney condemning the violence. Police Scotland reported the suspect was bare-chested and armed, and the counter-terrorism unit is involved in the investigation.

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