North Junction Street incident: Watch as riot police conduct huge operation in Edinburgh's Leith area

Riot police conducted a huge operation in Leith on Friday night – and you can watch footage from the scene here.

As reported earlier, a massive police presence was spotted on North Junction Street, between Ferry Road and Admiralty Street, amid a major incident.

A total of 13 emergency vehicles were spotted on the scene, including at least one ambulance.

A video seen by the Edinburgh Evening News showed a man being put into the back of a police van.

Police cordoned off a street in Leith amid a major incident.

A local resident said: “A few police cars were here earlier, then five or six vans turned up and a load of cops in riot gear got out with a battering ram and other tools.

“There’s dogs as well now and they’ve sealed off the street but no one knows what’s going on.”

Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.

Residents in our Edinburgh Crime and Breaking Incidents group shared images and videos from the scene.

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