Siege at flats as man in 'explosion threat'
The 28-year-old was taken into custody following the hour-long emergency on Buchanan Street which began at around 6pm on Saturday.
Squads of riot police entered the cordon during the stand-off armed with shields. The man bundled into a police van just before 7pm.
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Hide AdA spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "A 28-year-old male has been arrested and been taken in to custody. He will appear in court on Monday."
News of this siege comes a day after police swooped on a man allegedly wielding a knife at a block of flats at Tinto Place in Bonnington. A 38-year-old man was detained.