Emergency services were called to Newhaven Road around 5.45pm this evening after a suspicious item was found in a bus stop
An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team also attended at the scene.
A police spokesman said: “Officers were called to Newhaven Road at 5.45pm in connection with a suspicious item found in a bus stop.
“Newhaven Road is currently cordoned off between Ferry Road and Dudley Gardens.
“The cordon will be in force while we await EOD’s assessment of the item”.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
