Police and paramedics attacked with fireworks while responding to injured person
One officer and one ambulance worker were injured as police said a 16-year-old was arrested and inquiries continued.
- On Thursday evening, police and ambulance crews were attacked in Riddrie, Glasgow, while responding to an injured man, and a police vehicle was set alight and seriously damaged during the assault.
- Operation Amberlight, a major policing initiative for Bonfire Night, deployed officers from England and Wales, mounting Police Scotland's largest deployment since US President Donald Trump's visit last year.
- Earlier in the evening, youths launched fireworks at officers in Edinburgh's Oxgangs and Colinton Mains, while the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service extinguished bins set alight in the road.
- One male was arrested following the Riddrie attack, a paramedic sustained a minor injury, and emergency crews withdrew from the scene to ensure safety.
- Chief Superintendent David Robertson had instructed officers to be 'proactive, decisive and disciplined' before deployment, and police maintain a presence in affected areas as inquiries continue.
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DURING Bonfire Night in Scotland, police and ambulances were attacked with fireworks. In Glasgow, a police car was set on fire and a man was arrested. There was also rioting in Edinburgh.
LIVE updates as several arrested and police van TORCHED amid Bonfire Night chaos
A police officer and ambulance worker were injured after crews were attacked with fireworks in Glasgow. A police vehicle was set alight, while firefighters were targeted in Castlemilk and Knightswood. Further attacks were reported in Clydebank, Cumnock and Larkhall, with seven arrests made across Scotland.
Police vehicle set alight and ambulance workers targeted with fireworks in Bonfire Night chaos
A police vehicle was set alight and ambulance workers were targeted with fireworks as disorder broke out on Bonfire Night in Scotland. Firefighters had to withdraw after facing anti-social behaviour while attending bin fires in Edinburgh.The incidents came amid a large police operation to deal with disorder on Bonfire Night, known as Operation Amberlight.Police Scotland said officers and ambulance crews were called to reports of an injured male …
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