Edinburgh's Cowgate taped off by police as ongoing incident sparks major emergency response
Emergency services descended on an Edinburgh city centre street following reports of ‘concern for a person’.
Cowgate was taped off by police at the junction with Blair Street and officers were seen standing guard at the cordon.
A witness told the Evening News: “There is a police riot van on the road and officers everywhere. They’ve got shields and things and the road is closed. It’s a big incident.”
Video and images taken at the scene showed multiple police vehicles and a fire engine on the road.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.05pm on Wednesday, 12 November, we received a report of concern for a person on Cowgate in Edinburgh.
“Emergency services attended. A 40-year-old man has been arrested and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
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