Police deployed riot teams and a helicopter as part of Operation Moonbeam, aimed at tackling fireworks-related offences.
Large groups of youths have been throwing fireworks, bricks and bottles at police in Edinburgh, during a night of disorder across the city. Video posted online shows officers responding to Bonfire Night incidents in the Sighthill, Niddrie, Gracemount and Gilmerton areas. Riot police have been seen on the streets of Edinburgh, wearing helmets and carrying shields, as fireworks were lit and exploded around them.
Meanwhile Lothian Buses withdrew all services from the Niddrie area for safety reasons. Niddrie was also the scene of disorder on 31 October, when police and public transport vehicles were pelted with fireworks and bricks. On Tuesday, officers in Glasgow seized a 'significant quantity' of fireworks from a van in the Drumchapel area which it is alleged were being 'sold to the general public, including children'.
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