Police charge man after suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh
Key takeaways
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer says ‘the suspect appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred’.
- Police said on Saturday that a 36-year-old Scottish man had been arrested on Friday and “charged in connection with a number of incidents which took place in Edinburgh on Friday, 19 June, 2026”.
- Footage posted online showed a bare-chested man roaming the streets of Edinburgh with a large weapon, while another clip seems to show a man battering the door of a pizzeria.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer says ‘the suspect appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred’.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Police said a Scottish man, aged 36, has been arrested in Edinburgh, Scotland, the United Kingdom [File: Phil Noble/ Reuters]By AP, DPA and Reuters Published On 21 Jun 202621 Jun 2026Police in Scotland have charged a man in connection with a series of attacks in Edinburgh that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said appeared to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred.
Police said on Saturday that a 36-year-old Scottish man had been arrested on Friday and “charged in connection with a number of incidents which took place in Edinburgh on Friday, 19 June, 2026”. Five men were wounded in the attacks.