UK policing authorities reacted to reports on Thursday of a suspicious package found in a building in the center of the Scottish capital.
Following reports, received at about 12.30, Edinburgh police issued a statement saying:
We received a report of a suspicious package having been received at a business premises on Princes Street at around 12.30pm today.
The building has been evacuated as a precaution & officers are in attendance to progress inquiries.
We will provide further updates in due course
— Police Scotland Edinburgh (@PSOSEdinburgh) March 7, 2019