10 pictures as Glasgow streets remain closed by police
PICTURES show a large police presence near to the Mitchell Library several streets remain locked down.
Cops were called to a report of a man causing a disturbance near St Vincent Street at around 4.45am this morning (June 7).
The Glasgow Times previously reported Berkeley Street at North Street, Granville Street at Sauchiehall Street, Kent Road from North Street to Elderslie Street, Cleveland Street and Cleveland Lane just north of Finnieston are currently closed as officers deal with the ongoing incident.
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(Image: Colin Mearns, Newsquest) Photos taken at the scene this morning show several police cordons with a number of police vehicles in attendance.
An officer was seen standing in the doorway of a building with scaffolding.
Police have not revealed any further details about the nature of the incident but a photo shared on Reddit appears to show a person on the scaffolding.
Members of the public have been asked to avoid the area and road users are advised to consider alternative routes.
The Mitchell Library was not able to open at 9am as planned and several people were seen standing outside the building sheltering from the rain.
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