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Sian Traynor

Edinburgh armed police lock down residential street during emergency incident

An Edinburgh street was locked down on Sunday after police shut off the road to deal with a late night incident.

A huge emergency response had raced to Lochend Road South in the east of the capital at around 9pm on Sunday, December 11, before officers had put a cordon in place.

Stretching back for some distance, over five emergency vehicles could be seen parked behind the cordon, as well as a series of both uniformed and armed officers.

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The cause of the incident is currently unclear.

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Closed for some time on Sunday evening, the section of Lochend Road South has now reopened. Police Scotland were contacted for comment.

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