UK: Police continue security operation in Fountain Park, Edinburgh, as of the evening of Dec. 2 /update 1

Police are maintaining a heightened security presence at Fountain Park on Dundee Street in Edinburgh as of the evening of Dec. 2. Authorities clarified that the operation is in response to a "malicious call" made to a place of business in the area; the exact nature of the call remains unclear. Officials have set up security cordons, closing Dundee Street from Viewforth to Yeaman Place. Restaurants and businesses in the impacted area remain evacuated.

Heightened security and localized transport and business disruptions will likely persist in the area until security officials give an all-clear.