The acts of violence carried out on emergency workers on Bonfire Night were shameful. November 5 is supposed to be a time when families can enjoy themselves watching fireworks displays. The reality is the night was marred by senseless acts of thuggery perpetrated by yobs. Bricks, fireworks and petrol bombs were hurled at police and firefighters by hooligans who held scaffolding poles and baseball bats.
Two officers had to be taken to hospital after their car windows were smashed. One needed stitches while the other received treatment for glass in their eye. A police vehicle was struck by a Molotov cocktail in another incident, while, in Clydebank, firefighters were attacked by youths using fireworks at an illegal bonfire.
