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Man held after Edinburgh Royal Mile pharmacy incident | |
(36 minutes later) | |
A man has been led away in handcuffs following a stand-off in Edinburgh's Royal Mile. | |
Police earlier confirmed they were attending what they are describing as a "significant incident". | |
Witnesses told the BBC that two people in the shop - a pharmacy - appeared to be armed with a knife or knives. A number of other people were inside. | |
The area around St Mary's Street has been cordoned off by police, some of them armed. | |
Eight police vehicles had surrounded the Royal Mile Pharmacy. There are no reports of injuries. | |
Ambulance personnel and firefighters are on standby close to the police cordon. | Ambulance personnel and firefighters are on standby close to the police cordon. |
The incident began about 18:00. |