A residential street in Edinburgh has been locked down by 'armed police' in an ongoing incident involving concern for a person.
Police, the Scottish Fire Service and ambulances rushed to the property on Caledonian Crescent in the Gorgie area around 18.00 on January 18.
Images show the usually quiet residential street packed with police vans, a fire engine and several riot police surrounding the tenement property door.
The whole street is cornered off and a number of locals are waiting outside of the locked-down street waiting to find out what is going on. The full circumstances behind the incident are currently unknown but there is a large number of emergency service staff in attendance.
It is unclear if anyone has been injured or if the wider public is at risk but the area has been shut off to contain the incident.
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One eyewitness at the scene said: "There is a massive police incident at 20 Caledonian Crescent. There are armed police at the door and at least ten police cars and a fire engine.
"All police will say is that it's not a fire."
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 3.30pm on Wednesday, 18 January, 2023, police were called to a report of concern for a person at a property on Caledonian Crescent, Edinburgh.
"Officers are at the scene."
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