Edinburgh crime: Man arrested after 'disturbance' outside Old Town nightclub

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Officers swooped on Blair Street just after 11pm as Friday night revellers queued to enter city venues.

A man was arrested after police raced to a ‘disturbance’ outside a nightclub in Edinburgh’s Old Town last night.

Officers swooped on Blair Street just after 11pm as Friday night revellers queued to enter city venues.

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It is understood the incident happened outside popular nightspot Cabaret Voltaire.

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Police said the man in question would be handed a recorded warning.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers were called to a report of a disturbance on Blair Street in Edinburgh around 11.15pm on Friday, 26 April, 2024.

“One man was arrested and will be issued with a recorded police warning.”

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