POLICE "carrying shields" responded to an incident at high-rise flats in North Glasgow which saw a person hospitalised.

According to local reports, a large team of officers were seen at Castlebay Drive flats in Milton yesterday afternoon, and some appeared to be carrying shields. 

Police say they were responding to a report of concern for a person. 

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A person was taken to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary yesterday afternoon and was later discharged. 

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "This was a call about concern for a person.

"Police were called around 12:45 to a flat on Castlebay Street, following reports of concern for a person. They were taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and later discharged."

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