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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Edinburgh school accused of discrimination by ex-spy is cleared

Sign outside St George's private school in Edinburgh, Scotland
Sign outside St George's private school in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

A Scottish private school accused of discrimination by a former MI6 agent who spied inside al-Qaida has been cleared of wrongdoing but asked to improve how it handles disputes with parents.

St George’s school in Edinburgh was accused by Aimen Dean, a former bombmaker who was regarded as one of the west’s most important moles inside al-Qaida, of repeatedly discriminating against his daughter because other parents feared he was a security risk.

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