This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be

You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62lkw6qwy9o

The article has changed 10 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 4 Version 5
Riot police called as fireworks and bricks thrown in Edinburgh Officer injured as riot police called to Edinburgh fireworks disorder
(32 minutes later)
Disorder was reported around Hay Avenue in the Niddrie area of EdinburghDisorder was reported around Hay Avenue in the Niddrie area of Edinburgh
Riot officers have been called in after police vehicles and buses came under attack from a number of people throwing fireworks and bricks in Edinburgh. A police officer has been injured and more than a dozen buses damaged in Edinburgh during a night of disorder on Halloween.
Officers were called to reports of disorder involving fireworks around Hay Avenue in the Niddrie area of the city. People have been urged to avoid the area. Riot police were pelted with bricks and fireworks in the city's Niddrie area, with a female officer hurt when the window of her vehicle was shattered.
An open-top bus carrying young people with disabilities was alo targeted with fireworks outside the city’s Dynamic Earth attraction.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with fireworks offences. It came hours before an exclusion zone on fireworks in parts of the city came into force.
Earlier officers seized a "quantity of fireworks" and two cans of petrol during a raid on a property in the Magdalene Gardens.
Lothian Buses withdrew at least nine bus services due to anti-social behaviour.
A spokesperson for the operator said: "The safety and wellbeing of our colleagues and customers must be our main priority."
Police also responded to incidents at Moredunvale Road, Southhouse Road, Captains Road and West Pilton Park, where a number of buses were targeted.
Edinburgh city council leader Cammy Day said a total of 16 vehicles from the Lothian fleet were damaged.
He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland it was a "horrible" night for the city.
He said: "It is despicable, the behaviour of a minority of people in certain areas of the city, attacking public service workers and bus drivers.
"People who live there, good working people. How do they feel seeing their area awash with riot police?
"We need to nip it in the bud now and take some hard decisions about how we deal with young people, but adults as well who were orchestrating this despicable behaviour."
The attacks were on a smaller scale than those pictured here which were carried out in the same area of Edinburgh last year
On Bonfire Night last year, about 100 young people clashed with riot police with fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown directly at officers in the same area of Edinburgh, while there were similar incidents in Sighthill and Southhouse.On Bonfire Night last year, about 100 young people clashed with riot police with fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown directly at officers in the same area of Edinburgh, while there were similar incidents in Sighthill and Southhouse.
Lothian Buses confirmed it had withdrawn at least nine bus services due to anti-social behaviour. Edinburgh became the first city in Scotland to implement Firework Control Zones (FCZs) earlier this year.
A spokesperson said: "Lothian adopt a zero-tolerance approach to all instances of antisocial behaviour.
"The safety and wellbeing of our colleagues and customers must be our main priority."
The disorder broke out just hours before a new law banning the use of fireworks around Bonfire Night in certain parts of the city - including Niddrie - came into force.
The Firework Control Zone will run from 1 to 10 November and anyone setting off a private firework during this period will be committing a criminal offence.The Firework Control Zone will run from 1 to 10 November and anyone setting off a private firework during this period will be committing a criminal offence.
The Scottish government gave local authorities new powers to designate ‘firework control zones’ (FCZs) in 2022 following a major riot in Dundee.The Scottish government gave local authorities new powers to designate ‘firework control zones’ (FCZs) in 2022 following a major riot in Dundee.
City of Edinburgh Council became the first in Scotland to vote for implementing the measures in August.City of Edinburgh Council became the first in Scotland to vote for implementing the measures in August.
It means no fireworks can be set off unless part of a licensed public display.It means no fireworks can be set off unless part of a licensed public display.
The council’s culture and communities committee voted against a zone covering the entire city.The council’s culture and communities committee voted against a zone covering the entire city.
The attacks were on a smaller scale than those pictured here which were carried out in the same area of Edinburgh last year Police scotland said the disorder was carried out by a minority of individuals "intent on causing fear and alarm".
Speaking as the disorder broke out on Thursday night, Edinburgh Council's leader Cammy Day said he was "shocked and saddened to hear of the mindless violence and disorder". Ch Supt David Robertson, commander for Police Scotland's Edinburgh Division said: “I want to make it clear to anyone who thinks they will evade justice because they weren’t apprehended this evening, they are very much mistaken.
"This is a time for families and young people to come together and enjoy Halloween in a safe environment, so it’s incomprehensible to me that anyone would choose to cause such disruption, fear and alarm in our communities – particularly with hooligans deliberately targeting buses and police vehicles. "You will be identified during our inquiries, and you will be held to account for your actions."
"I would appeal to anyone who can help identify those responsible to contact police as soon as possible so they can be dealt with appropriately through the justice system." In Dundee, police responded to a "small number" of anti-social behaviour incidents in the Kirkton area on Thursday .
A road closure was put in place at the junction of Niddrie Mains Road and Duddingston Park South, and the junction of Niddrie Mains Road and Greendykes Road. Youths throwing eggs , bottles, fireworks and lighting a small fire were reported to officers, however no one was injured.
Roads reopened shortly after 23:00 GMT but officers remained in the area.