{"id":6229,"date":"2026-06-20T17:26:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/terror-probe-as-edinburgh-knifeman-goes-on-anti-muslim-rampage-injuring-five\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:26:22","slug":"terror-probe-as-edinburgh-knifeman-goes-on-anti-muslim-rampage-injuring-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/terror-probe-as-edinburgh-knifeman-goes-on-anti-muslim-rampage-injuring-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Terror probe as &#8216;Edinburgh knifeman&#8217; goes on &#8216;anti-Muslim rampage&#8217; injuring five"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1cf165\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Multiple victims were from the Muslim community, as the incidents are being investigated by counter-terrorism officers, with one man in custody<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37325445\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A topless man appearing to hold a blade in his hand on Leith Walk\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37325445.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Five-injured-after-man-wielding-knife-rampaged-through-EdinburghSeveral-of-the-victims-are-from-t.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37325445.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Five-injured-after-man-wielding-knife-rampaged-through-EdinburghSeveral-of-the-victims-are-from-t.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37325445.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Five-injured-after-man-wielding-knife-rampaged-through-EdinburghSeveral-of-the-victims-are-from-t.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37325445.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Five-injured-after-man-wielding-knife-rampaged-through-EdinburghSeveral-of-the-victims-are-from-t.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"A topless man appearing to hold a blade in his hand on Leith Walk\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A topless man appearing to hold a blade in his hand on Leith Walk<cite aria-label=\"Image: Facebook\/Edinburgh Live\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Facebook\/Edinburgh Live)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Five people have been injured in<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Edinburgh<\/a> as a man <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;wielding a knife&#8221;<\/a> reportedly went on a rampage through the city&#8217;s streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Violent attacks, threats, robbery and vandalism across the west of the Scottish capital and Leith were reported on Friday, June 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two men understood to have been attacked near Broomhill Mosque were found injured in the Sighthill area of the city at 8.50pm, <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/five-men-injured-after-man-37324317\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Daily Record reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A third man, understood to be an Asian Deliveroo driver, was then found injured on Telford Road, with the fourth and fifth male victims attacked in the area at Leith Walk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The victims, two of whom are aged 22, while the others are aged 24, 27 and 29, sustained a range of injuries. These are not life-threatening, but three victims required hospital treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">According to MEND Scotland, a Muslim engagement group, multiple of those injured are part of the Muslim community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incidents are being investigated by Counter-Terrorism Policing Scotland as a 36-year-old Scottish man was arrested and remains in custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Social media footage appears to show a man being arrested on Leith Walk, and being Tasered before he could be detained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The clip, seen by the Record, shows a handcuffed man shouting at officers: &#8220;I&#8217;m protecting the f***ing country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A separate video showed a topless man carrying a large blade while walking along Leith Walk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police were also called to retailers across the West and North of the city about vandalism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A video shows a topless man smashing the windows of Origano Cafe &amp; Pizzeria on Leith Walk. Owners were forced to close the shutters to end the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A member of staff told the Record: &#8220;A man ran up and smashed the windows. We were able to put the shutter down quickly to protect everyone. It&#8217;s a very frightening situation. It&#8217;s just horrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Leith Walk was closed following the incident and diversions were put in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Assistant Chief Constable Catriona Paton said: &#8220;This was a shocking attack and my first thoughts are with those who were injured and most directly affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I want to send a clear message of support to all our communities that there is no place for racism or faith-based hate in a Scotland which is at its best when we stand together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Officers responded to multiple reports of a fast-moving sequence of events across Edinburgh before arresting a man and public safety was our priority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/five-injured-after-man-wielding-37325281\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple victims were from the Muslim community, as the incidents are being investigated by counter-terrorism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Five-injured-after-man-wielding-knife-rampaged-through-EdinburghSeveral-of-the-victims-are-from-t.avif","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}