Edinburgh mum witnesses youths launching fireworks near church

Summarised from Edinburgh Live's report · Updated 5 Nov, 20:10 · Archive

An Edinburgh mother reported seeing youths launch a large amount of fireworks near St Johns Colinton Mains Church on Thursday evening, with bins also set alight in the street.

An Edinburgh mother reported witnessing youths launching a large amount of fireworks near St Johns Colinton Mains Church on Thursday evening. Bins were set alight in the middle of Oxgangs Road North. The woman said she felt very frightened and had to leave the area with her two children, and expressed concern that people could have been injured.

Three police vans with officers in riot gear and fire engines attended. The incident comes after police recovered over £5,000 worth of fireworks from a van on London Road on Wednesday. The recovered fireworks included 200 kilograms of material, some capable of firing 555 individual rockets. A 39-year-old male was arrested and charged in connection with that discovery and is due to appear in court at a later date. Chief Superintendent David Robertson said there was potential for these fireworks to cause disorder. Police said they would continue to carry out enquiries to detect and disrupt the illegal sale of fireworks.

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• Edinburgh mum horrified as 'youths launch fireworks near church' and bins burn in street"It would be a miracle if they weren't hurt"Edinburgh Live · 5 Nov, 19:31

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