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CCTV shows moments leading up to arrest in anti-Muslim attacks probe
TL;DR
CCTV footage reveals the moments before a man's arrest linked to anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh. Five people were injured in the incidents, which involved a man attacking victims with knives.
Key points
- CCTV footage shows moments before a man's arrest
- Man attacked five people with knives in Edinburgh
- Two injured men had attended prayer at Broomhouse mosque
- Counter-terrorism police are involved in the investigation
- Suspect was seen driving erratically before the attacks
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The BBC has obtained CCTV footage showing the moments leading up to the arrest of a man, following a number of suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh.
A topless man can be seen in the footage driving erratically before abandoning his car and attacking a black man and a delivery rider, while smoking and wielding two large knives.
Police said five people in total were hurt in attacks at various locations across Edinburgh on Friday night and that counter-terrorism police had joined the probe.
Two of the injured men had attended prayer at Broomhouse mosque about half an hour before they were attacked.
The CCTV footage seen by the BBC shows a man swerving a dark car onto Leith Walk and straddling the vehicle across a cycle lane.
The man gets out of his car, topless, and runs towards a man on an e-bike before disappearing out of shot.
He returns to his car and gets inside briefly, before emerging and running towards a black man who has stepped off a tram.
The footage shows the topless man, with a cigarette in his mouth, repeatedly striking at the black man with two large knives in his hand.
The black man runs away and the bare-chested man gives up the chase, returning to batter the door of a pizzeria on Leith Walk while members of the public run away.
Minutes later, the man runs onto Leith Walk and attacks a delivery driver on an e-bike, who falls off his vehicle.
Police arrive on scene shortly afterwards and detain the man about five minutes after he first pulled up in the street.
Police said a total of five people were injured, four of them needing hospital treatment in a series of incidents that began at Broomhouse Mosque in the west of the city.
The force said none of the injuries sustained were believed to be life-threatening. Two of the injured men were aged 22, and others were aged 24, 27 and 39.
The 22-year-olds were sitting in Sighthill Park, near the mosque after the Asr prayers at about 20:00, when they were approached by a man.
They were taken to hospital and discharged on Saturday, having been stabbed multiple times.
One man, who is well-connected to Muslim communities in the west of Edinburgh, told the BBC his "heart dropped" when he heard the men were members of a congregation.
"It doesn't make sense that this is actually happening," he said. "You know how Edinburgh is, a very good community. I never thought that's a thing that would happen here."
Aaquil Hussain, a liaison officer who manages parking and safety issues at Broomhouse Mosque, said the attacks were an "affront to British values".
He told the BBC: "We understand that these attacks do not represent the vast majority of the city and Scotland and the United Kingdom.
"We're proud to live in Edinburgh. We will get on with it, this will pass. We are shook but we are resilient."
Q&A
What incidents led to the arrest in Edinburgh?
The arrest followed a series of suspected anti-Muslim attacks where a man attacked five individuals with knives.
How many people were injured in the Edinburgh attacks?
Five people were injured in the anti-Muslim attacks that occurred across various locations in Edinburgh.
What did the CCTV footage reveal about the suspect?
The CCTV footage shows a topless man driving erratically, abandoning his car, and attacking a black man and a delivery rider while wielding knives.
What role did counter-terrorism police play in the investigation?
Counter-terrorism police have joined the investigation into the series of anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh.
