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Shirtless Edinburgh man filmed in bizarre three-person stand off in city centre

Staggering footage shows a shirtless man involved in a rammy with at least two others before an anticlimactic ending in the centre of Edinburgh.

A video circulating on social media appears to capture the moment one ‘fighter’ floats like a butterfly as he dances around his adversaries yards from the Johnnie Walker Experience on Princes Street in the early hours of the morning.

However in an odd moment, he appears to be handed back his missing item of clothing, at which point, the incident disperses.

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One passerby can be heard laughing at the rumble in the capital jungle as he records a clip for social media site Snapchat from a car heading towards the renowned thoroughfare.

Initially, the three men involved seem to be circling each other while several others on the fringes can be heard shouting.

But no one lands a punch in the short ten second clip - which appears on the social media network's ''maps' feature.

Instead, the trio side steps within yards of each other before a third man walks into shot and throws a t-shirt to the outnumbered contender.

He then swaggers away from the area as if nothing had happened.

The footage is tagged with the name of a local bar, but the nature of the altercation remains unclear.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 1.40am on Thursday, 24 March, officers were made aware a disturbance on Hope Street in Edinburgh.

“Officers attended, however, no formal complaint was made”

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