Continued police presence at Edinburgh's Holyrood Road after controlled explosion of suspicious device
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Police will remain in the Holyrood Road area after a suspicious device was removed yesterday.
A 'potentially suspicious device' was reported around 1.30pm, and police sealed off part of the road outside the Holyrood 9A pub between St Mary's Street and a block of student accommodation.
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Hide AdThe device was recovered by Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and was found not to pose any threat to the public.
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The road was reopened around 8pm last night.
Police will remain in the area while enquiries continue into the presence of the device.
Detective Inspector Bruce Coutts said: "I would like to thank local residents, businesses and road users affected by this incident for their patience.
"We are continuing with inquiries to establish the full circumstances and a police presence will be retained in the area while this work is carried out."