Glasgow: Shopkeeper stabbed to death in 'religiously motivated' attack

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Police have arrested a man in connection with the 'religiously motivated' death of popular shopkeeper Asad Shah.

The 40-year-old was found dead inside his shop in the Shawlands area of Glasgow at around 9pm on Thursday night.

Police Scotland have said they are treating the Muslim man's death as "religiously prejudiced".

The Scottish Daily Record reports a 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with his death.

A police spokeman added: “A full investigation is under way to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death which is being treated as religiously prejudiced.”

Flowers were laid outside the police cordon with heartfelt messages about the popular shopkeeper.

One card read: “Thank you for being the nicest guy on the planet.”

The attack took place at Shah’s Newsagent and Convenience Store on Minard Road – near Crosmyloof train station.

Asad was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University hospital but sadly died a short time later.

A second man, aged 32, was also injured in the incident and is described as “stable”.

A tragic final message, posted on Mr Shah's Facebook account the day before his death, said: "Good Friday and a very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation."

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[Diamond Heart 4,400]

So sad, Rest In Peace  

[brizoda 4,203]

20 minutes ago, YourSweet666 said:

Police have arrested a man in connection with the 'religiously motivated' death of popular shopkeeper Asad Shah.

The 40-year-old was found dead inside his shop in the Shawlands area of Glasgow at around 9pm on Thursday night.

Police Scotland have said they are treating the Muslim man's death as "religiously prejudiced".

The Scottish Daily Record reports a 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with his death.

A police spokeman added: “A full investigation is under way to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death which is being treated as religiously prejudiced.”

Flowers were laid outside the police cordon with heartfelt messages about the popular shopkeeper.

One card read: “Thank you for being the nicest guy on the planet.”

The attack took place at Shah’s Newsagent and Convenience Store on Minard Road – near Crosmyloof train station.

Asad was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University hospital but sadly died a short time later.

A second man, aged 32, was also injured in the incident and is described as “stable”.

A tragic final message, posted on Mr Shah's Facebook account the day before his death, said: "Good Friday and a very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-arrested-after-muslim-shopkeeper-7630637#ICID=sharebar_twitter

 

so sad. He was killed for being Christian?

[The Surrealist 27,470]

3 minutes ago, brizoda said:

so sad. He was killed for being Christian?

He was killed for being muslim. 

[JoeMo 3,889]

My friend lives directly opposite from the guy and knows him, would go into his shop everyday. It's so so so sad. There's been far too many crimes like this in Glasgow recently it's sickening. 

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Can't people just live their own lives?