# One arrested after fireworks target police during Bonfire Night disorder

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fireworks-are-launched-at-police-and-bins-set-ablaze-as-bonfire-night-chaos-begins-one-arrested/
- Published: 2026-11-06T00:25:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:33:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16269901/Fireworks-launched-police-bins-set-ablaze-Bonfire-Night-chaos-begins-One-arrested.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A police vehicle was set alight in Glasgow.
- One person was arrested after fireworks targeted emergency crews.
- Around 1,700 officers were deployed across Scotland.

## Summary

New details describe how police and ambulance crews in Glasgow were targeted with fireworks while trying to reach an injured man, and a police vehicle was set alight. One person was arrested, and a paramedic suffered a minor injury.

Disorder was also reported in Edinburgh, where youths blocked a road and set off fireworks towards officers; no injuries were reported there. Small fires in bins and a park were extinguished, while around 1,700 officers from across the UK were deployed for Bonfire Night, which coincided with Celtic’s 3-2 win over Besiktas.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: One arrested after fireworks target police during Bonfire Night disorder](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16269901/Fireworks-launched-police-bins-set-ablaze-Bonfire-Night-chaos-begins-One-arrested.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [GB News: Police vehicle set alight and ambulance workers targeted with fireworks in Bonfire Night chaos](https://www.gbnews.com/news/scotland-bonfire-night-police-vehicle-set-alight-ambulance-workers-targeted-fireworks)

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