John Swinney says victims of Edinburgh knife attacks deeply traumatised

Scotland’s first minister expresses solidarity with communities affected by apparently anti-Muslim violence John Swinney has said victims of the allegedly anti-Muslim knife attacks in Edinburgh last week have been deeply traumatised by their experiences. Scotland’s first minister spoke to some of the five men injured in the series of attacks that appeared to target Muslims and people of colour around the city on Friday evening, with four taken to hospital. Continue reading...

By Severin Carrell Scotland editor