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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T12:46:05.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nAn Edinburgh street has been locked down by police after a man was allegedly attacked with a crossbow.\n\nOfficers from Police Scotland were called to Durar Drive and Ardshiel Avenue in Clermiston following reports of an incident.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nEmergency services attended the scene at around 8am this morning.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOne local resident told EdinburghLive: \"I heard a guy got battered with a metal pole. There's blood all over the street.\n\n\"Six police cars are at the street, and it's all taped off. It's a bit worrying to see something like this first thing in the morning, to say the least.\"\n\nA spokesman from Police Scotland told GB News: \"Around 8am on Thursday, June 25 2026, we were called to a report of a serious assault on Ardshiel Avenue in Edinburgh.\n\n“Emergency services attended and a 42-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment.\n\n“Three men, aged 32, 34 and 60, have been arrested in connection with the incident and enquiries are ongoing.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Edinburgh road locked down after 'man attacked with crossbow'"
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