Bonfire Night Violence in Edinburgh: 100 Youths Attack Police with Petrol Bombs and Fireworks, Eight Officers Injured

Repeat of last year's disturbances sees clashes in Edinburgh's Niddrie district, as specialist public order resources and anti-firework initiative Operation Moonbeam activated amidst calls for public fireworks ban.

• Around 100 young people gathered in Edinburgh's Niddrie district on Bonfire Night, clashing with police by throwing fireworks and petrol bombs, which resulted in eight police officers suffering minor injuries.
• These incidents marked a repetition of previous year's disturbances which saw similar behavior, including motorcycle gangs terrorizing the neighborhood and illegal lighting of fireworks.
• Police Scotland implemented Operation Moonbeam, a special initiative to manage Bonfire Night chaos, which involved deploying riot police and implementing local road closures.
• Council leader for the City of Edinburgh, Cammy Day, expressed his dismay over the chaos, condemning the destructive behavior as dangerous and unacceptable whilst calling for those involved to be prosecuted.
• The repeated Bonfire Night disarray has led to calls from authority and public figures, including Council leader Cammy Day and First Minister Humza Yousaf, for a ban on public fireworks sales.

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