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| Two men and woman dead in Aberdeen tower block 'incident' | Two men and woman dead in Aberdeen tower block 'incident' |
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| Two men and a woman have died during a disturbance at a tower block in Aberdeen, police have said. | Two men and a woman have died during a disturbance at a tower block in Aberdeen, police have said. |
| Officers are investigating whether one of the men fell from a window of the 19-storey Donside Court, in the Tillydrone area of the city. | Officers are investigating whether one of the men fell from a window of the 19-storey Donside Court, in the Tillydrone area of the city. |
| Emergency services were called to reports of a disturbance in a domestic flat at around 20:15 BST. | Emergency services were called to reports of a disturbance in a domestic flat at around 20:15 BST. |
| Police Scotland said it believed the incident was contained and there was not a threat to the wider community. | Police Scotland said it believed the incident was contained and there was not a threat to the wider community. |
| A blue forensics tent had been erected inside a police cordon at the foot of the building, close to the main entrance. | |
| An eyewitness said they saw a man fall from the 12th floor of the building, which police confirmed they were pursuing as a line of inquiry. | |
| Det Supt Dave McLaren said further information would be released in due course. | |
| "At this time the investigation is in its very early stages," he said. | |
| "However, the circumstances as they present at this time would indicate that this is a contained incident and we are not looking for any other person in relation to the deaths." | |
| Police dismissed reports on social media that a police officer had been physically injured. |