Is it time to ban fireworks?

Should fireworks be banned for the general public?

  • Yes

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Brunlea

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Is it time to ban fireworks for the general public? Instead, just have them for organised events by trained personnel?

Large groups of youths have been throwing fireworks, bricks and bottles at police in Edinburgh, during a night of disorder across the city.

Video posted online shows officers responding to Bonfire Night incidents in the Sighthill, Niddrie, Gracemount and Gilmerton areas.

Riot police have been seen on the streets of Edinburgh, wearing helmets and carrying shields, as fireworks were lit and exploded around them.

One police officer has been injured after a brick was thrown through the window of her patrol car. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Footage from Gilmerton, a suburb in the southeast of the city, also showed burning debris in the street as youths rode on bicycles.

 
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