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Two teenagers charged over stabbing murder attempt

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Officers are investigating the incident on Bath Street in Portobello

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with an attempted murder in Edinburgh.

An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after the attack on Bath Street, Portobello, at about 18:40 on Friday evening.

The injured teenager was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Police Scotland said two males, aged 16 and 17, had been arrested and charged in connection with the attack and were due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court later.

Det Insp Dougal Begg said: "We would like to thank the public for assisting with our inquiries following our earlier appeal into this incident."