Teenager charged after city attack

A teenager has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged attack on a Syrian refugee.

Campaigners said Shahbaz Ali, 25, was serious injured after being stabbed in Edinburgh last Thursday.

Police Scotland said a 17-year-old man has been charged over the incident at a flat in the city’s Upper Gilmore Place.

Anti-racism campaigners have condemned the alleged attack and set up an online appeal for donations “to help Shahbaz recover and rebuild his life”.

Sabir Zazai, chief executive of the Scottish Refugee Council, said: “Scotland is home to many people fleeing conflict and human rights violations around the world and this attack will not undermine our peaceful coexistence and legacy of a welcoming nation.”

A Police Scotland spokesman said a 17-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident and appeared before Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday.

A spokesman said: “Anyone with information which may be able to help can contact Gayfield CID via 101.”