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Edinburgh Live
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Jacob Farr

Edinburgh police swoop on Princes Street in rush hour incident

Police in Edinburgh have been called out to Princes Street as they respond to an unknown incident in the city centre.

A concerned resident captured two police vans and several officers outside of the Tesco at the West End of Princes Street by Shandwick Place.

It is not known what the officers were attending but passers-by noticed the vans parked up outside of the shop with their blue lights flashing.

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The incident is understood to have taken place at around 5.30pm on the afternoon of Friday, February 24.

One passer-by said: "I was walking out of work along Princes Street when all of a sudden two police vans pulled up.

"It was outside McDonald's and Tesco. The place was rammed with folk heading home or on a night out. Everyone was wondering what was going on.

"Some of the officers looked like they were talking to someone but no idea what was going on."

Police Scotland were approached for comment.

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