Footage taken at Tesco Extra in Edinburgh’s Corstorphine area on Friday shows several police vehicles at the front of the store.
Police swoop on Edinburgh Tesco after ‘weapon’ incident
Armed police swooped on a Scottish supermarket after an alleged weapon incident. Footage taken at Tesco Extra in Edinburgh’s Corstorphine area on Friday shows a major police response at the store.
Several police vehicles can be seen at the front of the superstore, while a string of officers work at the scene. Among the cops at the scene were black-clad armed officers.
Police were called to the store on Meadow Place Road just after 4pm after concerns were raised for a woman with an alleged weapon. A 20-year-old woman was arrested and charged in connection.
A huge police response was scrambled to Corstorphine’s Tesco Extra(Image: )
In a video clip of the police response, one officer can be seen directing the person filming away from the scene as shoppers look on, pushing trolleys around the police vans.
Police Scotland said armed officers attended as a precaution. The 20-year-old woman has since been released on an undertaking to appear at court at a later date.
Armed officers were on the scene(Image: )
A spokeswoman said: “Around 4.10pm on Friday, January 9, we received a report of concern for a person with a weapon at Meadow Place Road, Edinburgh.
“Emergency services attended and a 20-year-old woman was arrested and charged in connection and released on an undertaking to appear at court at a later date.”
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