iStockHomes have been evacuated and roads closed as “armed police” responded to a disturbance at a property in Edinburgh.
Officers were called to a report of a disturbance on St Leonard’s Street around 9am on Saturday.
St Leonard’s Street is closed at the junction of St Leonard’s Place and Lutton Place as emergency services, including reports of armed police, remain on the scene.
A number of properties have been evacuated as a “precaution”, police said.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9am on Saturday, June 21, 2025, we were called to a report of a disturbance at a property on St Leonard’s Street, Edinburgh.
“Officers are in attendance.
“St Leonard’s Street is closed at the junction of St Leonard’s Place and Lutton Place and a number of properties have been evacuated as a precaution.”
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