{"id":1071687,"date":"2026-07-06T09:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1071687\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:28:23","slug":"huge-police-incident-near-edinburgh-banana-flats-with-armed-officers-and-forensics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1071687\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge police incident near Edinburgh Banana Flats with armed officers and forensics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The incident seems to have taken place near Cables Wynd House in Leith on Sunday, July 5.<\/p>\n<p>09:20, 06 Jul 2026Updated 09:34, 06 Jul 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police swarmed Leith during the incident\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-081254jpeg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Police swarmed Leith during the incident\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police swarmed Leith during the incident(Image: X\/BoxingEnthusiast)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A huge emergency services presence was spotted in Edinburgh on Sunday evening with armed units on the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident appears to have taken place near Cables Wynd House in Leith at around 10pm on July 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The nature of the incident is not yet known.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In footage seen by Edinburgh Live, armed officers seemed to be swarming the area which was cordoned off by police tape. There also appeared to be forensic officers in white suits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We&#8217;ll bring you more information and updates on this breaking news story as we get it. 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