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Climate activists to 'flatten tyres on all SUVs' in Edinburgh vandalism spree

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Activists have vowed to make it "impossible" to own an SUV in Edinburgh with a planned vandalism spree on the cars - amid fears a motorist could be killed.

Eco group The Edinburgh Tyre Extinguishers - part of a loose international collective - described owning an 4x4 in the city as "immoral" and intend to make it "impossible" to own the flash cars.

The climate-conscious vandals target the vehicles by letting tyres down overnight - but promised they would not target working class neighbourhoods and instead have hit New Town, Morningside and Portobello, including cars owned by NHS staff.

A motorist whose vehicle was targeted in Leith urged other owners to inform the police "before someone is injured or killed."Notes were left on the vehicles they target entitled 'Attention - your gas guzzler kills.'A member of the group who lives in Edinburgh said: "We would never target working-class areas but our actions will continue, in this city and beyond."Until we see SUVs put on the scrapheap - by politicians or people learning that buying one means it will likely have its tyres deflated - we will continue our action."Cars must be designed out of cities.

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