Public told to avoid Calder in Edinburgh as armed police respond to reports of man 'with bladed weapon'

Nurseries and schools locked down in major city after 'knifeman tried to get in'

Schools and nurseries in the west of Edinburgh were closed after armed police and paramedics swarmed a residential street in Calder, where a man was seen 'with a bladed weapon'

Two injured in knifeman incident which saw police lock down area

Two people have been taken to hospital after a knifeman in Edinburgh saw police lockdown a residential area.

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Firearms officers erected a cordon around Cobbinshaw House South with locals urged to avoid the area

Armed police search for man ‘carrying bladed weapon’ in Edinburgh

Armed police are attending the incident in Calder, Edinburgh

Edinburgh area locked down after reports of man with weapons and stabbings

Armed police have responded after a man with weapons was seen in Edinburgh. Police have warned the public to avoid part of Edinburgh following “reports of a man with a bladed weapon”. Locals says a number of people may have been stabbed, with an emergency response in place since before 9am. Armed police are at the incident in Calder in the west of the city. A statement from Police Scotland said: “The public is being advised to avoid the Calder a…

Man arrested after Edinburgh tower block stand-off following knife incident that left two in hospital

Emergency crews, including firearms officers, were deployed to the Calder area of the Scottish capital on Monday morning.