Police search at the Shore in Leith was ‘false alarm’
A call to emergency services sparked a search in the Water of Leith today - but the object turned out to be a tent.
One eyewitness said there were at least five police cars present in the area at one point.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said officers arrived on the scene at 2pm.
But it has since been confirmed that emergency services were reponding to a false alarm, with a tent being pulled from the water.
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