Public warned to avoid parts of Edinburgh after reports of man with weapons

• Police have advised the public to avoid the Calder area of Edinburgh following reports of a man with a bladed weapon.
• Armed police and other emergency services are attending the incident, which began before 9 am.
• Local residents have reported that a shop was smashed and several people may have been stabbed, though this remains unconfirmed.
• Footage circulating online shows a man with two large knives and a damaged shop, with a man of a similar description later seen at Cobbinshaw House.
• Lothian Buses have diverted their number 2 service away from Calder due to the ongoing police operation.

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Armed police search for man ‘carrying bladed weapon’ in Edinburgh and urge public to avoid area