Assistant Chief Constable of Police Scotland, Tim Mairs, has spoken out after emergency service workers came under attack on Bonfire Night in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Police chiefs has vowed to arrest the yobs involved in the "unacceptable behaviour" in Scotland's two largest cities on Bonfire Night as firefighters and police officers came under attack with fireworks and bricks.
Whilst Police Scotland confirmed it had responded to 18 incidents on Tuesday evening as part of Operation Moonbeam, which aims to deal with Bonfire Night disorder. This was down from 26 in 2023 where a total of 62 officers were injured, but Mr Mairs stated there was a "dramatic fall" in the number of police hurt this year.
Police in protective equipment, wearing helmets and with shields, were deployed in areas of Edinburgh, including Moredun, Niddrie and Broomhouse, with fireworks, bricks, masonry and bottles being thrown at officers, he said. Lothian Buses were also damaged with two attacks on fire appliances in the capital, Mr Mairs added.
SFRS said as well as two incidents of fire appliances being attacked in Edinburgh, there were three attacks in Clydebank and one in Blackridge in West Lothian. Initial figures suggest crews responded to approximately 347 bonfires and 598 incidents across the country between 3.30pm and 11.30pm on November 5.
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