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Robbie Travers is under investigation after alleged 'hate crime' on social media
21-year-old Edinburgh University law student had praised US Air Force bombing

Published: 21:03 EDT, 4 September 2017 | Updated: 09:18 EDT, 24 October 2017

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A law student is under investigation by his university after allegedly mocking ISIS on social media and 'putting minority students at risk and in a state of panic'.

Robbie Travers is being probed by Edinburgh University amid claims he committed a 'hate crime', despite no criminal investigation by the police.

The 21-year-old third-year student wrote a Facebook post after the US Air Force bombed an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan in April.

However his comments sparked a complaint from fellow students, who accused him of 'blatant Islamaphobia'.

Robbie Travers is being probed by Edinburgh University amid claims he committed a 'hate crime'

Following the air attack in April Mr Traves wrote: 'I'm glad we could bring these barbarians a step closer to collecting their 72 virgins'.

Mr Travers has previously caused controversy over inflammatory comments made on gender issues.

The 21-year-old law student is under investigation by Edinburgh University

Mr Travers wrote on Facebook last night: 'Afraid I've been a little more quiet as I have been accused of Islamophobia because I mocked ISIS, and I'm being investigated on such a ground by my University'

'Mocking ISIS allegedly made Islamic and minority students feel 'threatened' and 'unsafe,' so goes the complainant's ramblings.

'Have engaged legal advice to dismiss this nonsense. Wish me luck.'

Mr Travers has previously caused controversy over inflammatory comments made on gender issues

A University spokesperson said: 'We are committed to providing an environment in which all members of the University community treat each other with dignity and respect and our Code of Student Conduct sets out clear expectations of behaviour.

'We can confirm that complaints alleging misconduct have been received against Mr Travers and these are being investigated. It is, however, untrue to suggest that Mr Travers is 'under investigation' for 'mocking ISIS'.'

A previous version of this article stated that Esme Allman, a student at Edinburgh university, had accused Robbie Travers of mocking Isis and being Islamophobic in a complaint to the university. We have since been made aware that although she did complain about Mr Travers, the wording of her particular complaint did not contain these phrases attributed to her. We are happy to set the record straight and apologise for the distress and embarrassment caused to Ms Allman.

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