Fireworks Thrown at Police and Fire Crews on Bonfire Night

Fireworks were thrown at fire crews and appliances as Police Scotland's biggest operation of the year got under way on Bonfire Night. In Glasgow, officers and paramedics attending an injured man on Greenside Street were hit with fireworks, a police vehicle was set alight and badly damaged, and one ambulance worker was slightly hurt.

A man was arrested in Glasgow. In Edinburgh, about 20 youths in balaclavas built a blockade of pallets and bins on Oxgangs Road North and reportedly threw glass bottles at officers. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed fireworks were thrown at appliances in Colinton and Oxgang, and crews put out several small fires.

Operation Moonbeam is Police Scotland's largest deployment since Donald Trump's visit to Aberdeenshire. Firework Control Zones run in parts of Edinburgh from October 30 to November 8 and in Glasgow from October 30 to November 9. Authorities are urging the public to stay away from trouble and report any anti-social behaviour.