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Armed police handcuffed a 15-year-old boy while searching a home in Aberdeen for a gun - which turned out to be a toy.

Officers attended a property in the Northfield area of the city at about midnight on Monday after a "suspected firearm" was spotted in a window.

Police Scotland said they spoke with residents and, after the toy was found, no criminality was established.

A spokesperson added that handcuffing was standard practice in such cases.