אדינבורו: סיקים ומוסלמים החיים באדינבורו מפחדים בימים אלה כתוצאה של שטף התקפות עליהם ועל רכושם בידי חוליגאנים.

צמיגים של לפחות 13 מכוניות השייכות לסיקים ומוסלמים נחתכו בימים האחרונים, במה שהמשטרה מאמינה שזה נסיון להפחיד חברים בקהילת המיעוטים של העיר.

כל ההתקפות על הרכבים אירעו בין ה 20 בדצמבר ל 3 בינואר במספר רחובות שונים.

זו לא הפעם הראשונה שהתקפות כאלה מתרחשות. התקפות שכאלה התרחשו גם ב 2000 ו 2004.

הכתבה המלאה באנגלית

Muslims, Sikhs face race-hate attacks in Edinburgh
Saturday January 7 2006 00:12 IST
ANI

EDINBURGH: Sikhs and Muslims living in Edinburgh are a scared lot these days, in the aftermath of the growing spate of attacks on their life and property by hooligans.

Tyres of at least 13 cars belonging to Sikhs and Muslims have been slashed in recent days, in what police believe is a deliberate attempt to intimidate members of the city's ethnic minority communities.

All the car attacks took place between December 30 and January 3 in a number of different streets all across Leith, including Dudley Avenue, Mill Lane, Summerside Place, Rosslyn Court, North Fort Street, Madeira Street and Pilrig Gardens.

This is not the first time when such intimidating attacks have taken place here, with similar attacks having taken place in 2000 and 2004.

The members of the two minority communities in Leith now fear that the crimes could escalate into something far more serious and warned of the risk of vigilante action against those responsible. Community leaders are to meet police to discuss ways of combating the growing problem, said a report in The Scotsman.

Councillor Shami Khan, who is also a member of the local police board, said similar incidents happened in December 2004, when around 50 incidents of racially-motivated vandalism were seen throughout the city. He was also the victim of car vandalism, which escalated into much more serious incidents in 2000, including having his car burned out and suffering threatening phone calls and letters.

"It is very concerning that this is happening. Sometimes people in the community feel like there is a vendetta against them. It is very scary for people that it happens to. We are trying to urge people not to take the law into their own hands, but that's what some of them want to do. We don't want that, because it will turn into some sort of gang war. It's in Leith this week but it could be the other side of the town next we just don't know," the paper quoted him as saying.

Foyfol Choubhoy, vice-chairman of the Edinburgh and Lothian Racial Equality Council, fears that the problems could spread throughout the city. He said: "It is alarming that these seemingly racially-motivated attacks are happening and I would hope the police will take serious action. The Sikh and Muslim communities in Edinburgh are very small communities and once word of this spreads it will upset and worry a lot of people. If police don't catch these people quickly we would fear that these incidents would spread to other parts of the city."

Ragbit Singh, vice-president of the Sikh Temple in Leith, called on the Asian community to co-operate with police in a bid to ensure that the violence does not spread. He said: "The police are doing their job in trying to find out what has been going on. We trust that they'll get to the bottom of it."

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItem...Stories&Topic=0

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חתימתכם הוסרה כיוון שלא עמדה בחוקי האתר. לפרטים נוספים לחצו כאן. תוכלו לקבל עזרה להתאמת החתימה לחוקים בפורום חתימות וצלמיות.

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חתימתכם הוסרה כיוון שלא עמדה בחוקי האתר. לפרטים נוספים לחצו כאן. תוכלו לקבל עזרה להתאמת החתימה לחוקים בפורום חתימות וצלמיות.