Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims
Source: AP
By JILL LAWLESS
Updated 3:57 PM CDT, June 20, 2026
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LONDON (AP) Counterterrorism detectives in Scotland were investigating after five people were injured in attacks in Edinburgh that appeared to target Muslims, police said Saturday.
Police Scotland said that a 36-year-old man was arrested late Friday after officers received multiple reports of attacks in the west and north of the city.
The force said that five men two of them age 22, and others ages 24, 27 and 39 sustained a range of injuries and three needed hospital treatment. None of the injuries is considered life-threatening.
The charity Muslim Engagement and Development said that several of those injured are Muslim. The Scottish Association of Mosques said that two of the injured men were attacked after attending prayers at their local mosque.
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