CONCERN is growing for a teenager who vanished from his home in Edinburgh on Friday.

Cops said that Ali Yahya Abdullah is originally from Sudan and does not speak much English.

They are appealing to the Sudanese community in Glasgow to help find missing him.

The 16-year-old left his home in Edinburgh at around 4pm on Friday, December 7.

Enquiries are ongoing to locate Ali and anyone who knows his current whereabouts is asked to come forward.

He is described as black, 5ft 11ins tall with a medium build and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black parka jacket with a fur hood, black baseball cap with a gold badge and grey jogging bottoms.

Please contact Police Scotland on 101.