{"id":318608,"date":"2025-08-05T01:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T01:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318608\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T01:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T01:51:13","slug":"moment-man-knocked-out-on-packed-royal-mile-as-tourists-looked-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318608\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment man &#8216;knocked out&#8217; on packed Royal Mile as tourists looked on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Footage shows the brawl erupting beside a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe.<\/p>\n<p>21:36, 04 Aug 2025Updated 21:41, 04 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_brawl.png\" alt=\"The brawl erupted in front of the performer. \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The brawl erupted in front of the performer. (Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Alarming footage circulating online captured the moment a brawl broke out while crowds gathered around a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh-festival\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FringeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Fringe<\/a> performance in Edinburgh city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Believed to have been taken on August 1, the TikTok clip shows the moment two men got into an <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/edinburgh-fringe-performer-claims-youths-35660841\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"altercationLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">altercation<\/a> with one man seemingly being knocked out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A man with a grey jumper and wearing a cap appears to get a smaller man <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh-festival\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"dressedLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">dressed<\/a> in black in a headlock before delivering several blows to the man&#8217;s head and face, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/news\/edinburgh-news\/moment-edinburgh-man-knocked-out-32198859\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"reports Edinburgh Live.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">reports Edinburgh Live.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh-festival\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"clipLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">clip<\/a>, the man in black can be seen hitting the deck with others watching the disturbance unfold at Hunter Square.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A performer from the US can be heard in the background as the incident unfolds while <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh-festival\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"touristsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">tourists<\/a> can be heard gasping as each blow is delivered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The male in the grey jumper <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh-festival\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hurriedly Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">hurriedly <\/a>walks away from the scene after the other man fell to the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It is not known what led to the fight or if the man in black sustained <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh-festival\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"serious injuries.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">serious injuries.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police Scotland has been approached for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh-festival\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"comment.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">comment.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Footage shows the brawl erupting beside a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe. 21:36, 04 Aug 2025Updated 21:41, 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