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Danyel VanReenen

Edinburgh police race to emergency incident outside block of flats

Edinburgh police have responded to an emergency incident in Restalrig on Tuesday afternoon.

A local witness photographed four Police Scotland units at the corner of Restalrig Road and Sleigh Drive on Tuesday at approximately 12:30pm.

Speaking to Edinburgh Live, the individual said the emergency response had also included an ambulance, which had arrived outside the residential flats.

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The photograph shows two police vans parked on the side of the road in front of two police cars. The road was not blocked off to traffic; other vehicles, including a bus can be seen in the background of the photo.

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 11.15am on Tuesday, 8 November, police were called to a report of distubance within a flat in Restalrig Road, Edinburgh. Officers attended to assist."

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