Google MapsA tenement block has been evacuated after reports of an explosive being found in an Edinburgh property.
Police were called to Comely Bank Street at around 2.35pm on Tuesday.
Officers put up a cordon and those living in neighbouring properties were evacuated.
Police Scotland said the evacuations were a precaution and that there was no risk to the wider public.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.35pm on Tuesday, September 28, we received a report of possible ordinance found with in a property on Comely Bank Street in Edinburgh.
“A cordon has been put in place by officers and several neighbour properties evacuated as a precaution. Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) are currently on scene.
“There is no risk to the wider public.”
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