ARMED police have closed off part of a street in the capital and evacuated several flats.
Officers were called to the tenement block on St Leonard's Street in Newington at around 9am on Saturday morning following reports of a disturbance.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said properties had been evacuated as a "precaution".
St Leonard's Street remains closed at the junction of St Leonard's Place and Lutton Place and drivers have been warned to avoid the area.
A Police Scotland statement said: “Around 9am on Saturday, 21 June, 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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