A teenager suffered injuries to his face after he was attacked in an Edinburgh street.

The 19-year-old victim was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary following the assault on Morningside Road shortly after 6am on Friday.

Police had cordoned off a section of the street later on Friday morning.

Officers said they were treating the incident as a serious assault.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Officers are currently following a positive line of inquiry."