A man has been rushed to hospital following an alleged 'stabbing' in Edinburgh.
Emergency services scrambled to Albert Street in the Leith area of the capital after the alarm was raised at around 2.20pm on Tuesday. Several police cars were seen racing to the scene alongside ambulance crews.
A 30-year-old man was found seriously injured on the residential street. The man was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment, where he currently remains. His condition is unknown.
Shocked eyewitnesses told Edinburgh Live that police were responding to reports of a 'stabbing'.
One person said: "I overheard the word 'stabbing' on the police radio and I asked one of the policemen there, I think he was an inspector, and he said it was a stabbing."
A 'small tent' was erected on the street outside a tenement building and an eyewitness reportedly saw blood on the pavement.
Another local said: "I just looked out of my window and saw the police cars and tape outside. It looks very serious."
The street has been cordoned off by police and officers remain in attendance. Cops say there is no threat to the wider public.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.20pm on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, officers were called to a report of a 30-year-old man found seriously injured on Albert Street in Edinburgh.
“The man was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
“Officers remain at the scene and there is no threat to the wider public. Anyone with any information that could assist should contact police via 101, quoting incident number 1853 of July 11.”
A spokesperson from the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call today at 2.22pm to attend an incident on Albert Street in Edinburgh.
"We dispatched one ambulance and a 3RU unit to the scene. We transported one male patient to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”
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