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| Police have launched an investigation after Labour MP Anne Moffat was attacked, BBC Scotland has learned. | Police have launched an investigation after Labour MP Anne Moffat was attacked, BBC Scotland has learned. |
| Ms Moffat said she was mugged by a gang of youths and left with broken ribs while walking near her home in Cockenzie in East Lothian. | Ms Moffat said she was mugged by a gang of youths and left with broken ribs while walking near her home in Cockenzie in East Lothian. |
| The East Lothian MP was knocked unconscious and her watch and jewellery taken by her attackers. | The East Lothian MP was knocked unconscious and her watch and jewellery taken by her attackers. |
| She was treated overnight in hospital in Edinburgh after the incident on Friday, but has been left shaken. | She was treated overnight in hospital in Edinburgh after the incident on Friday, but has been left shaken. |
| She is now recovering at home after also suffering cuts and bruises. | She is now recovering at home after also suffering cuts and bruises. |
| Police said they were looking for between four and six young men between 18 and 20-years-old. | Police said they were looking for between four and six young men between 18 and 20-years-old. |