New restrictions introduced in bid to avoid fireworks night disorder

Last year gangs threw petrol bombs at police in Niddrie, with more than 30 officers injured.

New restrictions introduced in bid to avoid fireworks night disorderSTV News

They were described as unprecedented attacks on emergency workers – and like something from a warzone.

But police say they’ve been working hard to deal with the “underlying issues” behind last year’s Bonfire Night violence in Edinburgh.

The Niddrie estate is one of a number of areas where new restrictions on fireworks are being introduced this November in an attempt to avoid a repeat of disorder.

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