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Man arrested after Edinburgh knife incident leaves two in hospital

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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A man has been arrested after a knife incident in Edinburgh which left two people needing hospital treatment. Police firearms officers were called to reports of a man with a bladed weapon in the Calders area of the city at 08:25. A stand-off followed with a suspect later seen looking out the window of an 11th-floor flat for a number of hours but he was removed by police at around 16:00. Police Scotland said the incident was not being treated as terror-related. The two injured people were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with "non-life threatening injuries". Police confirmed a man was being treated for injuries "consistent with being stabbed", while a woman was being treated for a cut to her head. Ch Insp Scott Kennedy said: "I'd like to thank the public for their assistance and patience while we dealt with this incident.…

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