{"id":453615,"date":"2026-03-02T13:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/453615\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:10:13","slug":"public-told-to-avoid-calder-in-edinburgh-as-armed-police-respond-to-reports-of-man-with-knives-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/453615\/","title":{"rendered":"Public told to avoid Calder in Edinburgh as armed police respond to reports of man with knives | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Armed police have locked down an Edinburgh neighbourhood amid reports of a man with knives.<\/p>\n

Emergency crews, including firearms officers, were deployed to the Calder area of the Scottish capital on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

The incident remains ongoing, with members of the public urged to avoid the area.<\/p>\n

Two people were injured, police have said.<\/p>\n

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Footage showed a man appearing to be carrying two knives near the scene.<\/p>\n

Police Scotland Chief Inspector Scott Kennedy said the “disturbance” has been contained and there is not believed to be a wider risk to the public.<\/p>\n

Police are not treating the incident as terror-related, he added.<\/p>\n

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CI Kennedy said: “Officers were called to reports of a man with a bladed weapon on Calder Gardens around 8.25am.<\/p>\n

“Specialist resources, including firearms officers, are in attendance at a property nearby and enquiries are ongoing.<\/p>\n

“Two people were injured and taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.”<\/p>\n

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One witness at the scene told Sky News that “a lot of rumours are flying about” regarding the incident.<\/p>\n

The woman, who did not wish to be named, said: “Obviously I’m worried, there’s a school nearby.<\/p>\n

“People are saying he was tapping the school window with a knife. But a lot of rumours are flying about. We’re just waiting for the actual official news.”<\/p>\n

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Another woman at the scene told Sky News she hopes the stand-off comes to an end soon.<\/p>\n

She said: “People are rightly concerned. We’ve had some issues in the area, but this is the worst one.<\/p>\n

“I’ve never seen the guy before. But people are worried because it’s next to a nursery, next to a school.<\/p>\n

“It’s times like these the community comes together. Hopefully this will come to an end soon.”<\/p>\n

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The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed it transported two people to hospital.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said: “We received a call at 8.34am to attend an incident on Calder Gardens, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

“We dispatched three ambulances, three paramedic response units (PRU), and a special operations response team (SORT) to the scene. We transported two patients to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”<\/p>\n

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Nearby schools and early years centres have been closed to the public on police advice, Edinburgh Council has said.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said the council was “aware of the ongoing incident” and was supporting police.<\/p>\n

“Following police advice, all council buildings nearby, including schools and early years centres, were closed to the public,” they said.<\/p>\n

“We’re hoping to be able to reopen these shortly and are continuing to keep parents and local residents updated.<\/p>\n

Earlier, a statement from Police Scotland said: “The public is being advised to avoid the Calder area of Edinburgh following reports of a man with a bladed weapon.<\/p>\n

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