Quebec police spark outrage after seizing bagpiper's sgian-dubh

By The Newsroom
Published 7th Nov 2016, 09:01 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2016, 15:58 BST
Jim McCarthy is a prominent Quebec piper. Picture: TwitterJim McCarthy is a prominent Quebec piper. Picture: Twitter
Jim McCarthy is a prominent Quebec piper. Picture: Twitter
A prominent Canadian bagpiper has won overwhelming public support after police fined the man for carrying a sgian-dubh.

Jeff McCarthy from Montreal, Quebec, was ticketed on Wednesday when officers stopped him for having the ceremonial knife tucked into his sock.

The 48-year-old landed a $221 fine and his sgian-dubh - a traditional part of Highland dress - was confiscated.

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