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| Threats made after Glasgow attack | Threats made after Glasgow attack |
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| Scotland's only Muslim MP has said that threats have been made towards members of the Muslim community, following the Glasgow Airport attack. | Scotland's only Muslim MP has said that threats have been made towards members of the Muslim community, following the Glasgow Airport attack. |
| Mohammad Sarwar told BBC Scotland that he had received calls from people who had been threatened or targeted by abusive graffiti. | Mohammad Sarwar told BBC Scotland that he had received calls from people who had been threatened or targeted by abusive graffiti. |
| Strathclyde Police said there have been a couple of "minor racist incidents". | |
| Two Asian men were arrested after ramming a burning car into the airport's main terminal. | Two Asian men were arrested after ramming a burning car into the airport's main terminal. |
| Muslim leaders in Scotland have also held an emergency meeting. | Muslim leaders in Scotland have also held an emergency meeting. |
| They have expressed concern about community relations. | They have expressed concern about community relations. |
| We are sick of being defined as a community by terrorism and having to answer for it Osama SaeedMuslim Association of Great Britain | We are sick of being defined as a community by terrorism and having to answer for it Osama SaeedMuslim Association of Great Britain |
| Mr Sarwar, MP for Glasgow Central, said Imams from every mosque in the country had been invited to attend the meeting, at the Islamic Centre in Glasgow. | Mr Sarwar, MP for Glasgow Central, said Imams from every mosque in the country had been invited to attend the meeting, at the Islamic Centre in Glasgow. |
| "I have spoken to a number of people from the Muslim community and the Asian community who feel very angry," he said. | "I have spoken to a number of people from the Muslim community and the Asian community who feel very angry," he said. |
| "They're concerned about a backlash and that's why the emergency meeting has been called." | "They're concerned about a backlash and that's why the emergency meeting has been called." |
| The meeting was held to discuss the implications of the attack for the Muslim community in Scotland. | The meeting was held to discuss the implications of the attack for the Muslim community in Scotland. |
| 'Senseless attacks' | 'Senseless attacks' |
| He described an incident in Lanarkshire where graffiti had been daubed stating: "Kill all Pakis starting with Mohammad Sarwar". | He described an incident in Lanarkshire where graffiti had been daubed stating: "Kill all Pakis starting with Mohammad Sarwar". |
| Other high profile Scottish Muslims have also spoken of their anger over the attack. | Other high profile Scottish Muslims have also spoken of their anger over the attack. |
| Osama Saeed, from the Muslim Association of Great Britain, said he was "seething". | Osama Saeed, from the Muslim Association of Great Britain, said he was "seething". |
| "We are sick of being defined as a community by terrorism and having to answer for it," he said. | "We are sick of being defined as a community by terrorism and having to answer for it," he said. |
| "No cause, and certainly no Muslim cause, is advanced by these senseless attacks - quite the opposite. | "No cause, and certainly no Muslim cause, is advanced by these senseless attacks - quite the opposite. |
| "We wish this had not happened and hope that there is no more." | "We wish this had not happened and hope that there is no more." |