Gang smashes victim's eye

A MAN suffered a fractured eye socket and facial injuries after being assaulted by three teenagers in an unprovoked attack.

The 29-year-old was set upon near the Jewel Miners Social Club on Duddingston Park South at 9pm on Tuesday.

He had just got off a northbound number 21 bus when the trio of youths punched him in the face a number of times before running off. The man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.

The youths are described as around 16 years old, 5ft 10in tall and wearing sports clothing. One of them was wearing a distinctive bright tracksuit top.