Ambulance crew attacked with fireworks while trying to reach injured man

6 Nov 2026 • 3:45 PM MYT
The Independent
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Ambulance crew attacked with fireworks while trying to reach injured man

  • Police officers and ambulance staff were targeted with fireworks in Glasgow while trying to reach an injured man, resulting in a police vehicle being set on fire and an ambulance crew member suffering an injury.
  • Seven people were arrested across Scotland during Police Scotland's Bonfire Night initiative, Operation Amberlight.
  • Emergency services also faced disorder in Edinburgh, where groups of youths set fire to bins, blocked roads, and aimed pyrotechnics at police and firefighters.
  • Fire crews tackling blazes in the Oxgangs area of Edinburgh were forced to withdraw due to anti-social behaviour before police officers arrived to assist.
  • Police Scotland drafted in additional officers from four forces in England and Wales for its largest operation since the visit of US President Donald Trump last year.

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