Scots comedian cancels Fringe show after 'terror charges'
Scots comedian Susan Riddell has cancelled her Edinburgh Fringe show due to her bail conditions banning her from travelling into the city.
Riddell, 42, Allegra Fitzherbert, 34, and Naomi Stubbs-Gorman, 31, were arrested in connection with driving a van into a fence at Leonardo's arms factory in Edinburgh on Crewe Road North last week.
It is alleged that they performed the stunt as part of a pro-Palestine protest due to Leonardo's creating components of the F-35 (fighter jet) used by the Israeli Air Force.
At a private hearing via video link at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, the trio made no plea to a charge of malicious mischief, aggravated by having a "terrorist connection".
Riddell was also charged under the Road Traffic Act 1988, aggravated by having a "terrorist connection".
The Fringe show show How Do You Sleep at Night? at Monkey Barrel at The Tron had been pencilled in for a month long run before it was axed. The hour-long show had a 19:15 slot from 28 July until 24 August.
Riddell posted on Instagram: "Thanks to everyone who has shared my Edinburgh fringe show but unfortunately due to bail conditions I'm barred from Edinburgh for the foreseeable, so I won't be doing my show."
Leonardo previously said it does not supply equipment directly to Israel and that its main customer is the UK Armed Forces.
On Sunday Police Scotland said its counter-terrorism unit is leading the investigation into the incident, and that inquiries are ongoing. The force also issued an appeal for information to trace the movements of two vehicles.
One is a blue Ford Transit van which was seen around Gorgie Road on Monday and Tuesday prior to the incident.
The other is a white Honda CR-Z which was found in a car park on Gorgie Road after the incident.
reference number 0416 of July 15.
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