TWO people were stabbed after a man was spotted carrying two large knives in a Scottish city.

Officers swooped on the Calder area of Edinburgh this morning at around 8.25am.

A man wearing a hooded jacket and camouflage pants holds two knives in his right hand.
Armed cops have swarmed a Scots city street after a man was spotted carrying two large knivesCredit: Facebook
 

A man in camouflage pants and a light-colored jacket holding a bladed weapon on a street.
Locals have been urged to avoid the area following the incidentCredit: Facebook
 

A man with a machete peers out of a flat window.
The suspect was spotted grinning at a window during an ongoing stand-off with policeCredit: Alan Simpson
Terrifying footage shows a man armed with two huge blades in the street as police arrived at the scene.

Locals say a number of people may have been stabbed, with an emergency response in place since before 9am.

William Ramsay, who lives in the area, said he believed the man with the weapons had entered the stairwell of his building.

He told Press Association: “He smashed the local shop, possibly stabbed two people unconfirmed.

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“Armed police, dogs been here for about two hours.”

Two people were injured and taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.

The suspect was spotted grinning at a window in the area during the ongoing stand-off with police.

He was spotted roaming around the back of local cafe, Brunch, between 8am and 8.30am.

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Staff were left shaken and had to temporarily close as they feared for their safety.

A worker, who wishes to remain anonymous, told The Scottish Sun: “He was outside the back of our building.

“We went outside and the guy was running around with two knives at the grass patch out the back. He was walking towards us and then he started going towards the high flats.

“I’ve never seen him before. It was scary.

Police vehicles swarming a street in a residential area.
Armed cops swarmed the street following reports of a man carrying two large knivesCredit: @ramsay_wmramsay
 

Armed police swarm a street in a Scots city after a man was spotted with a bladed weapon.
Several schools in the area have also been locked down over the incidentCredit: Alan Simpson
“The two blades were red. He’s clearly caught somebody bad with them. We shut the cafe earlier but we’re open now.

“The police have got it under control now but at the time it was lawless. It’s not been a normal Monday around here.”

Residents raised concerns over the incident on social media, with some saying schools in the area have been locked down.

Parents of pupils at Wester Hailes High School were sent a text informing them of the incident.

It read: “The school is in lockdown following an incident in the community this morning.

“The children are safe. We will update you in 30 minutes. Thank you.”

The suspect is now believed to be holed up in a tower block flat in a stand-off with police.

A local who asked not to be named said: “We just got up this morning to go to the shop and the whole place was going crazy.

“Apparently people have been stabbed.

“The guy is inside a flat on the ninth floor and he keeps looking out the window. It’s horrifying.

“Pictures of a guy with two knives have been shared on social media.

“It’s shocking and the whole area is on lockdown with cops everywhere.”

Officers confirmed that the disturbance is now contained and there is not believed to be any wider risk to the public.

The incident is not being treated as terror related.

Armed police officers in tactical gear standing in a street with cars parked nearby.
Firearms officers swooped on the street following reports of a man with a bladed weaponCredit: PA
 

Police cars and an ambulance at the scene of a store robbery in the Calders area of Westerhailles.
Locals have been urged to avoid the Calder area of EdinburghCredit: Alan Simpson
Chief Inspector Scott Kennedy said: “The earlier disturbance in the Calder area of Edinburgh is now contained and there is not believed to be any wider risk to the public.

“The incident is not being treated as terror related.

“Officers were called to reports of a man with a bladed weapon on Calder Gardens around 8.25am.

“Specialist resources, including firearms officers, are in attendance at a property nearby and enquiries are ongoing.

“Two people were injured and taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.

“I understand this is an alarming incident for the local community. I want to reassure the public, officers will remain in the area as our enquiries continue. Anyone with information or concerns can approach these officers or call us on 101.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 08:34 to attend an incident on Calder Gardens, Edinburgh.

“We dispatched three ambulances, three paramedic response units (PRU), and a special operations response team (SORT) to the scene.

“We transported two patients to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”