Fireworks launched at police van

    An appeal has been launched after a large group of teenagers launched fireworks at a police van.

    At around 8.05pm on Sunday 5 November, police were called to reports of a disturbance on Burlington Street in Ashton-under-Lyne.

    Officers attended in a police van and were then surrounded by the group.

    The group then began firing fireworks directly at the van, which smashed the window and left the officers with minor injuries.

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