Princes Street police incident: Police respond to 'items being thrown off a roof'
The road was closed for several hours but has now reopened
Trams and buses in the city centre faced disruption as police responded to an incident on Princes Street.
It is understood officers were called at around 5.45pm on Wednesday to a report of youths throwing items from a roof of a building.
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A cordon was in place with a police car blocking the road outside of H&M while another was parked on the road outside Waverley Market. A police helicopter was also spotted hovering above the scene.
The cordon has now been removed and it is understood emergency services have left the scene.
At around 7pm, a police spokesperson said: “Around 5.45pm on Wednesday, August 6, police received a report of youths throwing items from a roof on Princes Street, Edinburgh.
“Officers are at the scene and enquiries are ongoing.”
It is currently unknown what building on Princes Street was affected.
The fire service also confirmed they were in attendance and received a call at around 6.06pm.
Trams were disrupted with services only running between Edinburgh Airport and the West End as well as between Picardy Place and Newhaven.
In an update at 8.25pm, Edinburgh Trams said they will now be running with extended wait times while they return to their full route service.
Several Lothian Bus routes were diverted during the disruption.
A full list of diversions with the latest updates can be found on their website.
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