Armed police swoop on street after reports of 'man with weapon'

ARMED police swooped on a street in Glasgow's East End after reports of a 'man with a weapon'.

Officers responded to the Bathgate Street area of Dennistoun after the alarm was raised at around 8.30am on Tuesday.

Cops say they were called to a report of a 'disturbance' and a 'man believed to be in possession of a weapon'.

It is understood that armed officers were deployed as a precaution.

Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were called to a report of a disturbance and man believed to be in possession of a weapon in the Bathgate Street area of Glasgow around 8.30am on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

"Enquiries are ongoing."