Four hospitalized after man with weapon roams Edinburgh
A bare-chested man armed with a weapon attacked people and battered the door of a pizzeria on Leith Walk in central Edinburgh on Friday night, forcing members of the public to flee. Four people were injured and taken to hospital. Police detained a suspect at the scene and opened an investigation while cordoning off the area to reassure residents and businesses, raising fresh public safety concerns in the city centre.
Four people in hospital after knife attacks in Edinburgh. An arrest made. BBC report say man shouted about "protecting the country". Sone signs the attacks near a mosque at petrol station & pizzeria may have had anti-Muslim or anti-migrant/minority motives (tbc) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)72The shocking attempted murder in Belfast was used to stoke "reprisals" against with no connection to crime, bar skin colour. Can socialise or trigger violence (along with other factors) Highly assymetric reporting+attention to one-off incidents can significantly skew elite & public perceptions too
Jack London45This is down to Farage, Robinson, Musk and Lowe and the rhetoric of hatred they inspire
Sarah Louise Ellis 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈♥️⭐🇵🇸🇱🇧🇮🇷31Call it what it is BBC. TERRORISM. An act of violence, committed by a TERRORIST. It's not some drunken loon, or someone with "mental health" issues. This falls purely on the far right freaks in this nation and on the individual responsible for these heinous acts. Bet it doesn't make headline news
Martin19Riots in Edinburgh tonight then? Oh wait…
Javier Garcia14What are the “free speech” wankers going to make of this, I wonder? “He’s clearly mentally ill?” “This wouldn’t have happened if boats and planes and tunnels didn’t exist?”
Alskicav14It's all well & good arguing that under 16s need to be protected from social media, but what is to be done about radicalisation of adults online? How will the language of hatred by politicians & agitators be addressed? Free speech is important, but lies and incitement to violence should be tackled
Janey Llou (Jane to my friends)7And the likes of little Tommy 10 names will say fuck all.
LondonDiscuss6I imagine Elon Musk and co will be all over this..
Slimwasherman5Wonder if Farage will come out of hiding to comment on this? Radicalised white man on the rampage sounds like something he should have an opinion on.
Tea Junkie4It's only by the fourth paragraph that the BBC informs us that counter terrorism officers are involved in investigating the attacks.
Steve Jary4Has Farage called for a pogrom yet?
chriskimberley.bsky.social3awaits pure cold rage comments from farage
KS_19682Do we know anything more abt how the victims are?
PhilT6022If ever you needed an example of how careful one needs to be with your language, when the mentally vulnerable are listening!! The trouble is, Reform & Restore actually want to encourage things like this!!
Travellersuzy2"pure cold rage". This is on Farage, Robinson,Musk and Lowe 💔
Has Nigel Farage been asked for comment on this? I’d like him to be asked on camera if he would encourage this type of behaviour or condemns it? And then asked at every opportunity until he gives a clear answer.
