Two teenagers injured and bomb squad called to Glasgow street following fireworks incident
Two teenage boys were taken to hospital and a bomb disposal unit called out following an incident involving fireworks.
The boys, both pupils at Holyrood Secondary School in Glasgow, were injured in the disturbance in the city’s Dixon Avenue.
A bomb squad unit attended the scene near the school after police were called to the scene at around 12.15 on Thursday.
An eyewitness told STV News that there was a group of young teenage boys ‘launching fireworks’ on the street.
Three ambulances were in attendance.
A Police Scotland spokesman said the explosive ordnance disposal team were ‘in attendance to assess an item found at the scene’.
The road was closed for several hours and people were advised to avoid the area.
Nearby businesses and homes were also evacuated as a precaution.
A bomb disposal unit and three ambulances were in attendance after the incident in Glasgow
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: ‘We’re aware of an incident that took place out with the school premises this afternoon.
‘As a result of the incident, two pupils were injured and have been taken to hospital for assessment.
‘We are working with the appropriate authorities as inquiries continue.’
Last year, the SNP was accused of putting public safety ‘at risk’ after ditching tougher rules on fireworks ahead of Bonfire Night despite fears of street disorder.
The Scottish Government confirmed last October its ‘groundbreaking’ laws to license the buying of fireworks and restrict sales to just a few days a year had been abandoned.
The Scottish Conservatives warned of a repeat of the ‘disgraceful violence’ of recent years, while Labour called it ‘farcical’.
As part of a crackdown on the abuse of pyrotechnics, the SNP previously promised to license their purchase by ‘late 2023 or early 2024’. Legislation that was passed in 2022, but later paused, was also meant to limit sales to selected days.
However, SNP community safety minister Siobhian Brown said the government will ‘not progress’ either plan in order to ‘focus resources’ on front-line police and fire services.
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