Police Scotland have charged a 36-year-old man after five men were injured in suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the suspect appeared to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred.
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Merlin Lu, 21, of Chicago, faces felony hate crime, arson and property damage charges after police said he set fire to a cross in Grant Park. Lu told NBC Chicago before his arrest that the act was meant as a protest against Donald Trump and denied it was racially motivated.
Subhan Ahmed, 18, has been charged with assisting an offender after an alleged arson attack destroyed four Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green. Four others have been charged in the case, which counterterrorism police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime.
Amin Abdullah, the security guard killed in a San Diego mosque shooting, is praised for his heroism in protecting children and staff. The attack, involving two teenage suspects, is under investigation as a hate crime.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, with two teenage suspects found dead nearby. Police are investigating the attack as a possible hate crime involving anti-Islamic rhetoric.