Edinburgh stabbing attack on Muslim community, suspect arrested

Multiple stabbing attacks have been reported across Scottish locations — Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Broughty Ferry (Dundee) and Arbroath — with at least 5 people injured (3 requiring hospital treatment) per figures extracted from UK mainstream wire mirrors. Source coverage indicates the attacks targeted members of the Muslim community; Broomhouse Mosque and a Muslim Engagement organisation are referenced. Police Scotland made arrests; Counter Terrorism Policing, the Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal are explicitly named in source text. First Minister John Swinney and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer publicly condemned the attacks and called for community unity. No source evidence identifies insured commercial property damage, business interruption, critical infrastructure impact, or any named insured asset involvement. Formal terrorism classification has not been confirmed in any cited source text.

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