Scotland deploys largest police operation since Trump's visit

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

Police Scotland will deploy up to 1,700 officers on 5 November for Bonfire Night, a Celtic football match and potential protests.

Police Scotland will deploy Operation Amberlight on 5 November, bringing together up to 1,700 officers to address what the force describes as a 'unique' combination of safety challenges in Glasgow. The operation will support local policing divisions dealing with fireworks-related disorder, the Celtic versus Besiktas UEFA Europa League match at Celtic Park, and images circulating online suggesting planned protest activity in the city.

Additional public order vehicles and drivers are being brought in from 18 English and Welsh police forces under mutual aid arrangements. Chief Superintendent David Robertson, gold commander for Operation Amberlight, said the operation 'builds on what is already in place to further enhance our capability and capacity to respond to the unique challenges we may face on 5th November'.

The deployment will beef up Operation Moonbeam, the annual police response to fireworks-linked criminality now in its ninth year. Police Scotland has also announced Fireworks Control Zones in Edinburgh and Glasgow from 30 October, banning the use of pyrotechnics in certain areas. The force has vowed that anyone caught up in disorder will face 'very real consequences'.

How it is being reported

• Police deploying officers from England and Wales on Glasgow streets amid Bonfire Night protest fearsThe "enhanced deployment" will see officers drafted in from 18 different UK police forces, as Police Scotland prepares for one of the busiest nights in its calendar.Glasgow Live · 28 Oct, 07:19
• Bonfire Night policing will be 'largest operation since Trump visit'As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed to deal with fireworks-related disorder, a European football match and potential protests in Glasgow.BBC Glasgow And West · 28 Oct, 06:15
• Glasgow events spark Scotland's biggest planned police response since Trump's visitPolice Scotland will deploy Operation Amberlight in Glasgow on November 5, with English and Welsh officers supporting Bonfire Night, protests and Celtic v Besiktas.Glasgow Times · 28 Oct, 06:00

In this story: Police Scotland · Celtic FC · Besiktas · Glasgow · Donald Trump

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