Man arrested following firebomb attack on Leith Sikh temple
Officers carried out the arrest as part of their investigation into a suspicious fire at the Sikh temple in Sheriff Brae during the early hours of Tuesday 28th August.
The temple was targeted by a molotov cocktail around 5am on Tuesday morning.
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Firefighters quickly responded and doused the flames, but the fire had already ravaged the entrance and rooms within the building have been severely smoke damaged.
The leader of a Sikh temple damaged in a petrol bomb attack in Edinburgh says the community has been stunned and frightened by the incident.
The Gurdwara is situated in a former church and has been used by the Sikh community for nearly 50 years. It is the only Sikh centre in the Scottish capital, serving a community of more than 500 people.