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| Tributes pour in for Glasgow newsagent killed outside his shop | Tributes pour in for Glasgow newsagent killed outside his shop |
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| A good man, a kind man, much loved and a pillar of the community – tributes were still pouring in this weekend for Asad Shah, the man killed outside his shop in what police are calling a “religiously prejudiced” attack. | A good man, a kind man, much loved and a pillar of the community – tributes were still pouring in this weekend for Asad Shah, the man killed outside his shop in what police are calling a “religiously prejudiced” attack. |
| Neighbours who set up a fund for the popular newsagent’s family had by Saturday afternoon raised £18,000 as it was revealed that Shah’s brother, Athar, had witnessed the stabbing outside the newsagent’s late on Thursday night in the Shawlands area of Glasgow. | Neighbours who set up a fund for the popular newsagent’s family had by Saturday afternoon raised £18,000 as it was revealed that Shah’s brother, Athar, had witnessed the stabbing outside the newsagent’s late on Thursday night in the Shawlands area of Glasgow. |
| Hours before he died, Shah, a devout Muslim, had posted a message on social media wishing people a happy Easter, and local people talked of how he had given out Easter eggs and cards to his regular customers. | Hours before he died, Shah, a devout Muslim, had posted a message on social media wishing people a happy Easter, and local people talked of how he had given out Easter eggs and cards to his regular customers. |
| Shah, 40, was attacked with a knife and had his head stamped on outside his corner shop, hours after he had posted on Facebook: “A very happy Easter to my beloved Christian nation … Let’s follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus Christ and get the real success in both worlds.” | Shah, 40, was attacked with a knife and had his head stamped on outside his corner shop, hours after he had posted on Facebook: “A very happy Easter to my beloved Christian nation … Let’s follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus Christ and get the real success in both worlds.” |
| Shah was passionate about religious tolerance and wanted to reach out to Christians. He was due to host a Google hangout about the importance of Easter. He had previously spoken out against violence and hatred and called for “unconditional real love for all mankind”. | Shah was passionate about religious tolerance and wanted to reach out to Christians. He was due to host a Google hangout about the importance of Easter. He had previously spoken out against violence and hatred and called for “unconditional real love for all mankind”. |
| Police have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of murdering the shopkeeper and have confirmed that the arrested man is a Muslim. | Police have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of murdering the shopkeeper and have confirmed that the arrested man is a Muslim. |
| The brothers’ father, Syed, spoke of his shock and revealed that Athar, a personal trainer who owns the gym next door to the newsagent’s, had been slightly injured in last week’s incident. | The brothers’ father, Syed, spoke of his shock and revealed that Athar, a personal trainer who owns the gym next door to the newsagent’s, had been slightly injured in last week’s incident. |
| “I just can’t speak, we are in shock here,” he said. “I don’t know the details of what happened, I wasn’t there, but my other son saw everything. He was there at the time, and he was injured too, but only slightly. I’m sure you can imagine how we are all feeling.” | “I just can’t speak, we are in shock here,” he said. “I don’t know the details of what happened, I wasn’t there, but my other son saw everything. He was there at the time, and he was injured too, but only slightly. I’m sure you can imagine how we are all feeling.” |
| The police cordon around Shah’s newsagent’s was marked by flowers and cards in memory of Shah and a silent vigil on Friday night organised by local people was attended by a crowd of almost 500 people, including the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. | The police cordon around Shah’s newsagent’s was marked by flowers and cards in memory of Shah and a silent vigil on Friday night organised by local people was attended by a crowd of almost 500 people, including the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. |
| She said that she was there paying her “personal respects” as someone who knew Shah. “My heart goes out to the family of Asad Shah, a popular shopkeeper in my constituency,” she said later. | She said that she was there paying her “personal respects” as someone who knew Shah. “My heart goes out to the family of Asad Shah, a popular shopkeeper in my constituency,” she said later. |
| Among those who attended the vigil, under the banner #thisisinotwhoweare, was Humza Yousaf, the Scottish minister for external affairs and international development, who described his pride at the way many Glaswegians had reacted to the killing. | Among those who attended the vigil, under the banner #thisisinotwhoweare, was Humza Yousaf, the Scottish minister for external affairs and international development, who described his pride at the way many Glaswegians had reacted to the killing. |
| He said: “When our city is hurting, the people of Glasgow wrap their arms round each other.” | He said: “When our city is hurting, the people of Glasgow wrap their arms round each other.” |
| Among the tributes were messages reading: “Thank you for being the nicest guy on the planet.” | Among the tributes were messages reading: “Thank you for being the nicest guy on the planet.” |
| Another read: “A good man. You’ll be sorely missed,” and “a more decent man you could not meet. RIP my friend”. |