Man charged over temple fire

A man has been charged in connection with a fire at a Sikh temple and another at a Methodist church.

Police and fire crews were called to the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Sheriff Brae, Edinburgh, at around 5am on Tuesday. No-one was injured.

A 49-year-old man was arrested yesterday and Police Scotland said he has now been charged over the incident.

He has also been charged in connection with a second fire at the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church in Junction Place which also happened in the early hours of the same day.

He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today.

The gurdwara, situated in a former church, is the only Sikh centre in the city, serving a community of more than 500 people.

A police spokesman said: “A man has now been charged following the suspicious fire at the Sikh Temple in Sheriff Brae, Edinburgh.”