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On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1798, Alexander Thomson of Banchory, Scottish jurist, agriculturalist and religious activist (died 1868) was born. In 1918, J. Clyde Mitchell, British sociologist and anthropologist (died 1995) was born. In 1919, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike. In 1921, The Irish village of Knockcroghery was burned by British forces. In 1946, Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland was born. In 1949, Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth, Scottish lawyer and judge was born. In 1964, Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. In 2000, Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote. In 2001, A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. In 2023, Winnie Ewing, Scottish politician (born 1929) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

'No place for violence': Man charged over suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh

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June 21, 2026

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'No place for violence': Man charged over suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh

Scottish police have charged a 36-year-old man over a series of attacks in Edinburgh that injured five people, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the violence and said the suspect appeared to have been motivated by anti-Muslim hatred.

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