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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Gregor Young

Police called to 'possible firearm' in Scottish city find 'a toy'

POLICE called out to a suspected firearm incident found the possible weapon was “a toy”.

Officers were called out to Mulben Place in the Crookston area of Glasgow on Saturday at around 1:15am.

But on arrival, police found that the reported firearm was “not a viable weapon”.

Instead, officers said it was a toy.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.15am, on Saturday police received a report of the discovery of a possible firearm in the Mulben Place area of Glasgow.

“The item was recovered for examination which established it was a toy and not a viable weapon.”

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