A disturbing stabbing incident unfolded in the Calder area of west Edinburgh, leaving two people hospitalized with injuries. Emergency services, including armed police officers, responded swiftly after reports emerged around 8:25 a.m. of a man armed with a bladed weapon roaming the neighborhood.
Witnesses described seeing the suspect carrying large knives and damaging a local shop. Social media footage circulated showing the man in a cream-colored top and black backpack, later spotted at Cobbinshaw House, an 11th-floor flat in a tower block that police subsequently sealed off with a cordon. The area, including nearby schools, faced lockdowns as officers contained the situation.
Police Scotland confirmed that two victims were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment. Authorities stressed that the incident is **not** being treated as terrorism-related and described it as contained, with the public urged to avoid the Calder Gardens vicinity during the response.
While initial unconfirmed local accounts suggested more injuries, official updates limited confirmed victims to two. The motive and full details remain under investigation, but the event has heightened concerns about knife crime in the Scottish capital. Community leaders called for calm as inquiries continue.
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