Police chief condemns ‘terrifying’ Bonfire Night violence across Scotland

The Guardian · Severin Carrell, Mark Brown, Jamie Grierson · 2026-11-06 15:38 UTC

Multiple arrests, emergency services targeted and police van set alight while disorder also erupts in north-east England

A police chief has condemned the “unacceptable and terrifying” Bonfire Night disorder that resulted in seven arrests, a police van being torched and an officer and a paramedic being injured in Scotland.

Ch Supt David Robertson of Police Scotland said there had been significant reduction in problems overall, compared with 2025, after the force deployed its largest number of officers since Donald Trump’s visit last year.

However, a police officer and ambulance worker sustained minor injuries after being attacked with fireworks while they were responding to a report of an injured man in Greenside Street, Glasgow.

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