Thursday, 24 January 2008, 12:57 GMT
Man's 13-hour flat barricade ends
A man who barricaded himself in an Edinburgh flat has been detained for questioning following a 13-hour stand-off with police.
The 40-year-old man was removed by police from the flat in Meadowbank's Sunnybank Terrace and taken to a local station at about 1140 GMT.
A 27-year-old woman, who was also in the flat, was released an hour before police entered.
The incident began at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday.
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