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Bonfire Night policing will be 'largest operation since Trump visit'. Bonfire Night, in the face of a "unique" combination of safety concerns.
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As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed on and around 5 November to deal with fireworks-related disorder, a European football match involving Celtic and potential protests in Glasgow. Additional public order vehicles and drivers are being brought in from 18 English and Welsh police forces under mutual aid arrangements. Police Scotland says the plan, titled Operation Amberlight, is intended to ensure the safety of the public and emergency services. The force has already vowed that anyone caught up in disorder around Halloween and Bonfire Night will face "very real consequences ". This will be enforced through Fireworks Control Zones (FCZs), which ban the use of pyrotechnics in certain areas of Edinburgh and Glasgow from 30 October. In recent years, emergency crews have been pelted with petrol bombs and missiles – though police said there were fewer instances of this last year. Police tackle Bonfire Night disorder in 2025 The deployment will beef up Operation Moonbeam, the annual police response to fireworks-linked criminality which is now in its ninth year. Moonbeam involves local police divisions receiving additional specialist support in case trouble breaks out on their patch. This year's Bonfire Night will see police coping with two further challenges – both in Scotland's biggest city. Celtic will take on Turkish side Beskitas in a Uefa Europa League match at Celtic Park.
Originally reported by BBC News.
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