'Thundersnow' weather phenomenon hits parts of Scotland
Heavy snowfall has caused disruption across many areas of Scotland.
Police Scotland has reassured residents in Edinburgh after hundreds of people reported being woken by the sound of explosions.
However, police said that what people were actually hearing was the weather phenomenon known as "thundersnow".
Two "extraordinarily loud" thunder claps were heard over the capital just before 05:00.
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