Counter-terrorism officers in Scotland investigate a series of violent incidents in Edinburgh on Friday night in which five people are injured, police said. Police Scotland says it receives multiple reports of attacks across parts of the city, and that some of those hurt are Muslim. The Muslim Engagement and Development organisation reports that several of the injured are Muslim, and at least one outlet describes the incidents as appearing to target Muslims.
Police Scotland also states that a 36-year-old man is arrested in connection with the incidents. Investigations are ongoing, with officers continuing to examine reports from the public and circumstances surrounding the attacks. Several reports note that three of the five men injured require hospital treatment.
Multiple outlets frame the probe as a counter-terrorism investigation, but also describe it in terms of ongoing police inquiries, without providing further details about motives, locations, or the full number and nature of the incidents beyond the initial report of five injured.
