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CCTV shows moments leading up to arrest in anti-Muslim attacks probe
Key takeaways
- 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.
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Mary Mc Cool BBC Scotland BBCCCTV shows a man being arrested eight minutes after he arrived in Leith Walk 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.
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