A pensioner is being questioned by police after an Edinburgh councillor was allegedly attacked whereas delivering an area publication.
Councillor Kevin Lang mentioned he was "very shaken up" amid claims he was grabbed by the throat in his Almond ward at 11.10am right now.
The Liberal Democrat group chief has been left 'very shaken up' from the alleged incident.
A 65-year-old man has been arrested by police in reference to the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesman mentioned: "We have been made conscious of an assault on a person within the Dundas Avenue space of South Queensferry which occurred round 11.10am on Sunday, 7 August.
"A 65-year-old man has been arrested in reference to the incident and inquiries are ongoing."
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