{"id":6403,"date":"2026-06-22T18:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/man-charged-with-terrorism-connected-attempted-murders-after-edinburgh-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:16:34","slug":"man-charged-with-terrorism-connected-attempted-murders-after-edinburgh-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/man-charged-with-terrorism-connected-attempted-murders-after-edinburgh-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with &#8216;terrorism connected&#8217; attempted murders after Edinburgh attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_ec70ad\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Lewis Hawkes, 36, has appeared in court charged with five counts of attempted murder linked to terrorism, following alleged anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh<\/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 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\/3_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\/3_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\/3_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\/3_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=\"Footage was shared online of a bare-chested man carrying a weapon in Edinburgh\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Footage was shared online of a bare-chested man carrying a weapon in Edinburgh<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\">A man has been charged with &#8220;terrorism connected&#8221; attempted murders after allegedly carrying out anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lewis Hawkes, 36, was also charged with one count of assault and robbery, two counts of breach of the peace and two counts of culpable and reckless conduct \u2013 all of which are also aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection, the Crown Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Counter-terrorism officers were brought in to investigate the attacks across the city on Friday which left five people injured and are suspected to have an anti-Muslim motivation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two men were taken to hospital after being stabbed &#8220;multiple times&#8221; following prayers at Broomhouse Mosque that evening. 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