Counter-Terrorism Police Take Over Edinburgh Attack Investigation

Scottish counter-terrorism officers assumed command of the investigation into coordinated attacks across Edinburgh on June 20 that injured five men, including near a mosque. The hand-off signals investigators believe the incidents meet the threshold for assessment under terrorism frameworks—ideologically or religiously motivated offences intended to intimidate. No formal terrorist designation has been made. Police treat the attacks as suspected anti-Muslim hate crimes, engaging both terrorism statutes and Scottish hate crime law. One suspect remains in custody.