Four in hospital after bare-chested man with weapon roams around Edinburgh
Four in hospital after bare-chested man with weapon roams around Edinburgh36 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleMary McCoolBBC ScotlandBBCFootage posted on social media showed a man carrying a large...
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A significant story is unfolding on the international scene. Four in hospital after bare-chested man with weapon roams around Edinburgh36 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleMary McCoolBBC ScotlandBBCFootage posted on social media showed a man carrying a large weaponFour people have been taken to hospital after a bare-chested man was seen roaming the streets of Edinburgh carrying a large weapon. A person, who appears to be the same man, was also filmed battering the locked door of a pizzeria on Leith Walk on Friday evening as members of the public run down the street. Staff in the pizzeria closed the electronic shutters as he repeatedly struck the door panes with the weapon before wandering away.
No details have been released on the condition of the four people injured. Police said they had made an arrest and there was no further risk to the public. Inquiries are ongoing.
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More stories from Edinburgh, Fife & EastMore stories from ScotlandVarious clips of incidents were posted on social media, appearing to show the same bare-chested man causing disorder at various locations. A man was captured on CCTV in a petrol station standing beside a black vehicle with its windscreen smashed. He then enters the petrol station kiosk and wanders around several times before pushing multiple shelves over and scattering items on the floor.
Members of the public can be seen running away from a man as he approaches the Origano pizzeria on Leith Walk. A topless man with a weapon also approaches a car which had stopped at a junction nearby. Another video shows a heavy police presence and cordon around the Your Move estate agent, where paramedics are giving medical treatment to a clothed man on the ground who has his arm in a sling.
In another video, an officer can be seen holding a topless man on the ground, who then swears and shouts that he is "protecting the country".
The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.
