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Arrest after Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah dies in attack | |
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A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Glasgow shopkeeper. | A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Glasgow shopkeeper. |
Asad Shah, 40, was found with serious injuries in Minard Road in Shawlands at about 21:05 GMT on Thursday. | Asad Shah, 40, was found with serious injuries in Minard Road in Shawlands at about 21:05 GMT on Thursday. |
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. | He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. |
Police Scotland said the death was being treated as "religiously prejudiced". They said both Mr Shah and the arrested man were Muslims. | Police Scotland said the death was being treated as "religiously prejudiced". They said both Mr Shah and the arrested man were Muslims. |
Floral tributes have been placed at the scene and a silent vigil is to be held there at 21:00 GMT in memory of the shopkeeper. | |
Residents told BBC Scotland they were shocked and saddened by Mr Shah's death and described the shopkeeper as a "gentleman". | Residents told BBC Scotland they were shocked and saddened by Mr Shah's death and described the shopkeeper as a "gentleman". |
Brothers Qaiser and Omar Khan said they knew Mr Shah well and had repaired his cars in the past. They described him as "a humble, sweet person". | Brothers Qaiser and Omar Khan said they knew Mr Shah well and had repaired his cars in the past. They described him as "a humble, sweet person". |
Omar Khan added: "I've known him since I was a wee boy so this is shocking news. | Omar Khan added: "I've known him since I was a wee boy so this is shocking news. |
"He was a very straight-forward, humble person who was very good with his customers. He cared about his family a lot." | "He was a very straight-forward, humble person who was very good with his customers. He cared about his family a lot." |
'Wonderful man' | |
Robert Maitland, said: "He was very friendly. Every morning we shook hands and said 'have a nice day'. He was just a pleasant, lovely lad." | |
Isabella Graham, 64, said Mr Shah employed her daughter at the shop when she was younger. | |
"He was an amazing, wonderful man, he couldn't do enough for you," she said. | |
"He wouldn't hurt anybody. Nobody in Shawlands would have a bad word to say about him. I can't believe he's gone." | |
Earlier forensic officers placed a white tent outside his shop, Shah's Newsagent and Convenience Store. Another white tent was placed some metres down the road. | |
One card left at the cordon read: "Thank you for being the nicest guy on the planet." | |
Another read: "A good man, much loved and a pillar of the community. You'll be sorely missed." |