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| Sikh vigil condemns hair attack | Sikh vigil condemns hair attack |
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| Over 200 Sikhs from around the UK gathered in Edinburgh on Sunday to hold a two-hour prayer vigil. | |
| It took place in an area of Pilrig Park where a young Sikh boy was attacked last week. | It took place in an area of Pilrig Park where a young Sikh boy was attacked last week. |
| A gang cut off the 15-year-old's hair - an act considered deeply offensive to the Sikh religion. | A gang cut off the 15-year-old's hair - an act considered deeply offensive to the Sikh religion. |
| The racial attack by four white youths on Tuesday evening has been described by police as a "sustained and unprovoked assault". | The racial attack by four white youths on Tuesday evening has been described by police as a "sustained and unprovoked assault". |
| 'Intolerance' | 'Intolerance' |
| The youngster had been subjected to racial abuse in the park before being kicked to the ground. | The youngster had been subjected to racial abuse in the park before being kicked to the ground. |
| A statement from the event organisers, which includes the Sikh Human Rights Group, said: "We are praying that the intolerance we are experiencing does not become part of an unending cycle of uncontrollable hate and retribution in our society." | A statement from the event organisers, which includes the Sikh Human Rights Group, said: "We are praying that the intolerance we are experiencing does not become part of an unending cycle of uncontrollable hate and retribution in our society." |
| Later the man leading the investigation into the attack indicated he was confident that arrests could be made soon. | Later the man leading the investigation into the attack indicated he was confident that arrests could be made soon. |
| Ch Insp Keith Chamberlain, of Lothian and Borders Police, said officers wanted to make sure the attack was not "symptomatic of something larger than just a mindless act of assault". | Ch Insp Keith Chamberlain, of Lothian and Borders Police, said officers wanted to make sure the attack was not "symptomatic of something larger than just a mindless act of assault". |
| He said: "I'm very, very much encouraged with the way the investigation's gone - thanks very much to the public support that we've had - and I'm very confident we'll get a positive outcome." | He said: "I'm very, very much encouraged with the way the investigation's gone - thanks very much to the public support that we've had - and I'm very confident we'll get a positive outcome." |