Gun cops descend on Scots street as homes evacuated over ongoing incident

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GUN cops have descended on an Edinburgh street amid an ongoing incident.
Police were called to the scene on St Leonard's Street in the capital this morning.
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The force say they received a report of a "disturbance" in the homes.
A number of locals have been evacuated and armed officers are also on the scene.
A Police Scotland spokesperson 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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