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Yousaf accuses Musk of inflaming racial tensions

Humza Yousaf, Scotland's former first minister, has accused X owner Elon Musk of trying to inflame racial tensions after he posted about the murder of a Glasgow schoolboy.

Musk shared a post about the racist killing of Kriss Donald in Pollokshields in 2004 by a gang of Scottish Asian youths, saying it was the first time he had heard of the case.

Yousaf told BBC Scotland News that the billionaire tech entrepreneur had amplified the murder because he "seems to highlight cases that involve only people of colour or Muslims".

Musk has previously dismissed accusations of discrimination from the former SNP leader, with each accusing the other of racism in a long-running row.

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