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Police have arrested a Scots man in connection with an image allegedly mocking the death of tragic George Floyd. Investigators from Police Scotland confirmed they had detained a 26-year-old in Fife on Wednesday afternoon after a picture circulated on social media.

The tragic death of George Floyd, 46, has sent shock waves around the world after he died in America on May 25.A spokesperson for the nation-wide force said: “Officers in Fife have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with an image relating to the death in the United States of George Floyd which has been circulating on social media.“Enquiries into the incident, which was reported to Police Scotland on Tuesday, 2 June, 2020, are ongoing.”The unarmed father-of-two begged for

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