A suspected motorbike thief hiding out on a roof in the centre of Edinburgh led to a major manhunt involving dozens of police officers and fire crews.
Several streets were cordoned off while the operation got under way in the Old Town area of the city at around 10pm on Saturday.
Rumours of a shooting circulated on social media, but Police Scotland denied there were any firearms involved.
The force said a man has been detained and the cordon has been lifted.
A spokesman said: "It was never a firearms incident.
"Police in Edinburgh were in attendance on the Royal Mile on Saturday evening in connection with an earlier incident of a stolen motorbike and the man was reported to be on the roof of a building in the Cockburn Street area.
"A cordon was put in place so there was no risk to the public and no armed police were involved. Inquiries are ongoing to locate the man."
He added: "A man has been detained and he is helping police with inquiries."
According to reports, more than 50 officers in riot gear were deployed to Cockburn Street, with a police helicopter circling overhead.
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