Overview
- Emergency services cordoned off Drum Brae Drive in Clermiston on Tuesday morning, with armed officers, multiple police vehicles and an ambulance at the scene.
- Witnesses reported seeing a man drenched in blood and heard officers shout "Armed police, open up" before entering a property.
- Officers restrained a man and were later seen bundling a person into a police van, with one eyewitness describing head bandages on the individual.
- Specialist resources were deployed, including the dog unit and door-to-door enquiries, and a car with a smashed rear window was photographed at the scene.
- Lothian Buses diverted services 1, 17, 21 and 26 due to road closures, and Police Scotland had not issued an official statement.