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Crossbow Attack Injures Man, Three Arrested in Edinburgh

6/25/2026

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Police found a crossbow arrow and a metal bar among blood-stained items on Durar Drive and Ardshiel Avenue in Edinburgh.
A 42-year-old man was taken to hospital after the attack.
Police Scotland cordoned the residential streets, deployed six police cars, and arrested three men aged 32, 34 and 60.
Detectives in protective gear examined a baseball cap, a first-aid kit and forensic markers while residents reported blood on the street.

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Police found a crossbow arrow and a metal bar among blood-stained items on Durar Drive and Ardshiel Avenue in Edinburgh.
A 42-year-old man was taken to hospital after the attack.
Police Scotland cordoned the residential streets, deployed six police cars, and arrested three men aged 32, 34 and 60.
Detectives in protective gear examined a baseball cap, a first-aid kit and forensic markers while residents reported blood on the street.