ARMED cops swooped on a house in Edinburgh following a “report of concern for a person” yesterday.

Police Scotland confirmed to The Scottish Sun that officers attended the incident at a property in Waverley Park, Abbeyhill, over seven hours after it was reported.

2 Emergency services at the scene in Edinburgh Credit: Jessie Caudron

2 Armed cops and ambulance crews rushed to the incident Credit: Jessie Caudron

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And police have since confirmed that the incident was resolved around 11.45pm on Saturday night.

The Scottish Sun understands a “hostage situation” had taken place.

Local residents speculated online that fireworks were involved in the incident but cops refused to comment on the claims.

Police have blocked our street for a couple of hours. Not sure what's going on in #Abbeyhill this evening. pic.twitter.com/Qd6NUmMp1q — Jefferson Shirley (@kodwos) February 4, 2017

A Police Scotland spokesperson said at the time: “Police in Edinburgh are currently in attendance at an address in Waverley Park following a report of concern for a person within.

“The incident was reported today at around 2.45pm.

“Officers remain at the property whilst attempts are made to speak to the occupant inside.”

In a statement, the Scottish Ambulance Service added yesterday: “Police Scotland requested an emergency ambulance response to an incident at an address in Edinburgh’s Abbeyhill area at 1650 hours today.

“A number of resources were despatched to the address, including our special operations response team and an incident officer.

“The incident is still ongoing at this time.”

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