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Six people arrested after man abducted in Edinburgh
Police say six people were arrested after the abduction, and a man was taken to hospital as a precaution.
- Six people were arrested following an alleged "targeted" abduction of a man in Edinburgh's Canonmills area on Thursday evening.
- Police were alerted around 10:30pm on Thursday after receiving reports of the abduction; a 22-year-old man was later traced to Longniddry in East Lothian.
- Five men aged 21, 21, 22, 23, and 45 were arrested along with a 40-year-old woman; videos showed armed officers making arrests on The A198 after stopping a vehicle.
- The A198 remains closed between Coal Road and Cunningham Court as Enquiries continue, with Emergency crews managing diversions in the area.
- Detective Inspector Robbie Wallace said "our enquiries are ongoing," urging Anyone with information to contact Police on 101, quoting incident 3944 of Thursday, August 13.
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Canonmills abduction: Six charged
Five men and a woman arrested in connection with the abduction of a man in Edinburgh have now been charged. Around 10.30pm on Thursday, 13 August, officers received a report that a man had been abducted in the Canonmills area. A 22-year-old man was later traced in the Longniddry area on Friday, 14 August, and taken to hospital as a precaution. The A198 was closed between Coal Road and the junction for Cunningham Court while enquiries were carrie…
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