Taxi and Uber rider targeted in suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh, say witnesses

White Scottish man, 38, charged after five men were injured in spate of attacks in city on Friday night

Witnesses to the alleged knife attacks on Muslims and others in Edinburgh on Friday have described seeing a taxi and an Uber bike courier being targeted in Leith.

The attacks, suspected of being directed against Muslims and people of colour, began near a mosque in the west of Edinburgh, followed by incidents on Leith Walk in the east of the city.