{"id":461589,"date":"2026-03-06T23:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461589\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T23:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:31:08","slug":"huge-edinburgh-police-presence-at-protest-after-calder-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461589\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Edinburgh police presence at protest after Calder ‘stabbing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Footage of the protest shows officers deployed<\/p>\n

20:16, 06 Mar 2026Updated 22:02, 06 Mar 2026<\/p>\n

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Anti immigration protesters gather in Calder(Image: PA)<\/p>\n

A massive police response has been mobilised after protesters gathered in an Edinburgh community four days after an alleged ‘stabbing’ took place in Calder.<\/p>\n

Footage from Friday night shows multiple police vans and officers deployed in the area as protesters gather in the street. A counter-protest was also expected.<\/p>\n

Officers, including firearms officers, attended the Calder Gardens area following reports of a man with a bladed weapon on Monday, March 2 at around 8.25am.<\/p>\n

Two people were injured during the disturbance and taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment. A man suffered injuries consistent with being stabbed while a woman suffered a laceration to the head which was not believed to be caused by a bladed weapon.<\/p>\n

Both individuals who were injured in the incident have since been discharged. Mustafa Kokoneh, 23, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday following the dramatic events on Cobbinshaw House South.<\/p>\n

He is accused of eight separate charges including two counts of attempted murder and one of assault to severe injury and permanent impairment.<\/p>\n

A poster advertising Friday night’s gathering was shared in the community by right wing activists and by anti-immigration group Unite the Clans.<\/p>\n

Footage of the protest shows several police vehicles parked near Calder Road as demonstrators join the crowd. A large numbers of officers can be spotted forming a line at the edge of the protest.<\/p>\n

Police Scotland confirmed earlier today that they would be available to ensure the safety of those in attendance.<\/p>\n

Chief Superintendent David Robertson said: \u201cWe are aware of a planned gathering due to take place in the Calders area of Edinburgh on the evening of Friday, 6 March, 2026.\u201cShould it be required, officers will be on hand to ensure the safety of those in attendance and mitigate disruption to the wider community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Footage of the protest shows officers deployed 20:16, 06 Mar 2026Updated 22:02, 06 Mar 2026 Anti immigration protesters…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,7859,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-461589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-police-scotland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}