Edinburgh Police Arrest 36-Year-Old After Weapon Rampage Injures 4
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 20
Edinburgh Police Arrest 36-Year-Old After Weapon Rampage Injures 4
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 20
Summary
Four people were taken to hospital after a 36-year-old man carrying a large weapon moved through multiple Edinburgh locations on Friday evening before police arrested him.
Police said there was no further risk to the public and that inquiries were ongoing; no details were released on the victims' conditions.
Videos and CCTV appeared to show the bare-chested suspect smashing a taxi's windows, wrecking a petrol station kiosk, and striking the locked door of a Leith Walk pizzeria as bystanders fled.
Two of the injured were believed to have been attacked near Broomhouse mosque, and MEND Scotland said several victims were from the Muslim community.
Footage of the arrest showed the man on the ground shouting that he was "protecting the country," pointing investigators toward a possible motive.