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| Paris attacks: MSPs at Holyrood will urge Scotland to unite | Paris attacks: MSPs at Holyrood will urge Scotland to unite |
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| MSPs at Holyrood will call on Scotland to unite "as one" to oppose terrorism in the wake of the Paris attacks. | MSPs at Holyrood will call on Scotland to unite "as one" to oppose terrorism in the wake of the Paris attacks. |
| Politicians from across the chamber will pay their respects to the 129 who died and the hundreds who were injured. | Politicians from across the chamber will pay their respects to the 129 who died and the hundreds who were injured. |
| A senior representative from the French consulate and members of Scotland's French community will be in the chamber to hear the words of solidarity. | A senior representative from the French consulate and members of Scotland's French community will be in the chamber to hear the words of solidarity. |
| Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick and party leaders will also sign a book of condolence at the parliament. | Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick and party leaders will also sign a book of condolence at the parliament. |
| MSPs are expected to pass a motion - lodged by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and signed by all party leaders - saying the parliament "extends its solidarity and that of the people of Scotland to the people of France and offers its condolences to all those affected by the appalling terrorist attacks in Paris". | MSPs are expected to pass a motion - lodged by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and signed by all party leaders - saying the parliament "extends its solidarity and that of the people of Scotland to the people of France and offers its condolences to all those affected by the appalling terrorist attacks in Paris". |
| It also states the parliament "reaffirms its commitment to a diverse and multicultural society, and calls on people across Scotland to unite as one community, both here at home and in solidarity with France, to make clear that acts of terrorism will not succeed in dividing us or destroying the freedoms and way of life that are valued so highly". | It also states the parliament "reaffirms its commitment to a diverse and multicultural society, and calls on people across Scotland to unite as one community, both here at home and in solidarity with France, to make clear that acts of terrorism will not succeed in dividing us or destroying the freedoms and way of life that are valued so highly". |
| 'Scotland is no place for bigotry' | 'Scotland is no place for bigotry' |
| The motion, which will go before parliament later, followed a warning from Ms Sturgeon that there was "absolutely no place" for bigotry and prejudice in Scotland. | The motion, which will go before parliament later, followed a warning from Ms Sturgeon that there was "absolutely no place" for bigotry and prejudice in Scotland. |
| It will be taken on the day that a group of refugees from Syria are scheduled to arrive in Glasgow under the UK government's resettlement scheme. | It will be taken on the day that a group of refugees from Syria are scheduled to arrive in Glasgow under the UK government's resettlement scheme. |
| Over the weekend, Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said the force had dealt with a number of crimes motivated by religious hatred since the attacks, both online in the community. | Over the weekend, Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said the force had dealt with a number of crimes motivated by religious hatred since the attacks, both online in the community. |
| The Scottish government's International Development Minister Humza Yousaf was among those who had been subjected to abuse, with police investigating comments directed at him on social media. | The Scottish government's International Development Minister Humza Yousaf was among those who had been subjected to abuse, with police investigating comments directed at him on social media. |
| A number of Scots were caught up in the attacks in Paris. | A number of Scots were caught up in the attacks in Paris. |