Edinburgh, 03/10/2006
Mobile phone footage of a violent late-night brawl in an Edinburgh close.

It shows a teenage girl being knocked to the floor in Fleshmarket Close after being hit on the back of the head by a heavy roadworks barrier.

The fight in Edinburgh's old town is filmed with a tourist's mobile phone.

A teenage boy is also shown being kicked and punched on the ground by 6 youths, before stripping off his belt and swinging it at the gang.

Detectives have studied the clip, but have been unable to determine when the fight took place.
A crowd of onlookers watched the incident involving around 12 people - believed to be aged around 16 or 17 - which erupted outside Alfie's hairdressers and the Jinglin Geordie pub.

Traders based in Fleshmarket Close said the area was frequently a flashpoint for violence and disorder.