Edinburgh chaos as riot police shut street and evacuate residents in mystery incident
Reach Daily Express June 21, 2025 11:39 PM

A street in Edinburgh has been cordoned off with residents "evacuated" as police respond to a disturbance.

Photos from the scene showed multiple emergency service vehicles and police tape on St Leonard's Street this morning. A K9 unit was also seen.

Traffic was blocked from entering the residential area as officers patrolled on foot, the Daily Record reports.

A local said residents had been evacuated from their homes as police responded.

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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