26-05-2025
Unruly Edinburgh youths in balaclavas speed through city, swerving past cars
A group of unruly balaclava-clad Edinburgh youths were seen riding on the back of motorbikes and scooters without helmets.
Footage circulating on social media shows the gang cruising through the city, with a seeming disregard for safety.
In the TikTok clip, uploaded by an unnamed account, a youth on a moped can be seen filming the group while they ride through Gilmerton.
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The group travel along Newtoft Street, by the community centre, before turning left onto Drum Street where they overtake a bus and motorist.
The TikTok involved one youth riding a moped with two youths on a motorbike and two on a scooter.
All of the young males can be seen wearing balaclavas without helmets as they travel at speed down Drum Street.
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At one stage, the moped rider points the camera at the other four members of the crew behind him while also steering the vehicle.
The video was uploaded on Sunday May 25 and has been watched over 100 times.
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