An area of Edinburgh was terrorised by reckless yobs last night as they went on a violent rampage, throwing fireworks at passersby, vehicles and riot cops who were called in to assist.
One man was even seriously injured by a firework during the mayhem. Student nurse Amy Dodds watched the chaos in Nidrrie unfold in horror after finishing her shift around 7pm at the city's A&E department in the Royal Infirmary.
The 24-year-old tried to help an elderly couple who were already on their way to hospital when they got caught up in the incident.Amy told the Record: "I had just finished a shift at the hospital and I couldn't get anywhere as it was all blocked off by police."A taxi pulled over and I went to see what had happened.
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