Asian men are targeted in race attack

Published on Wednesday 26 March 2008 09:16

TWO Asian men have been assaulted and abused in a city-centre race attack.

Police are hunting two men and a woman who they believe carried out the attack, which happened in the early hours of Sunday.

The two Asian men, aged 30 and 31, were sitting at a bus stop by Leopold Place when they were approached by the culprits at around 3am.

The attackers hurled racist abuse at them before attacking them, and making off west along London Road.

The men were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary to have their injuries treated.

All three suspects were described as white and between 25 and 30 years old, while both men were just under 6ft tall. The first had short ginger hair, shaved at the sides and spiky on top and was wearing a blue and white striped jumper.

The second man had short black hair, and was wearing a pink shirt. The woman had a chubby build, long brown hair, and was wearing a white jacket and dress.