A VAN believed to be linked to the Daniel crime family has been torched as Scotland’s raging gangland turf war erupted again, sources claim.
The motor was set alight in another late night blitz by marauding thugs said to be linked to rivals of the notorious Glasgow crew and Edinburgh mob boss Mark Richardson.
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A burnt-out van was torched in Glasgow amid claims it’s linked to the ongoing turf war.
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Locals raised the alarm, i n the early hours of Wednesday as the blaze took hold.
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Rivals have set their sights on associates of caged crime boss Mark Richardson.
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Family members of Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel have been targeted in a wave of attacks.Credit: Spindrift
The destroyed white Citroen Berlingo was yesterday seen in a parking spot in Bardowie, Possilpark, Glasgow, which is understood to be close to the home of a Daniel family member.
Underworld sources claim it’s the latest attack linked to a months-long turf war blighting communities in Scotland’s two biggest cities.
An insider said: “Anyone who thinks this ongoing chaos is going to end any time soon is sadly mistaken.
“The hatred driving these attacks is long-standing and bitter and you can be sure there will be more to come.”
Images of the scene show the twisted motor mangled out of shape after thugs sparked the blaze.
We told how a turf war erupted in Edinburgh in April amid claims a Dubai-based fugitive had triggered a retaliation campaign over a £500,000 cocaine deal involving Richardson cronies.
The mysterious mob boss and former Union Bears footie ultra is said to be in cahoots with other Scots hoods linked to the Lyons gang determined to “exterminate” their bitter enemies.
Attacks later switched to Glasgow with relatives of crime boss Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel targetted.
His mum Annette, 63, and uncle Norman, 72, had their homes in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, torched.
And his cousin Jamie ‘Grinch’ Daniel was apparently slashed near his flat in the city’s Milton.
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A boy, 12, and a woman, 72, were also battered in another home in Milton linked to the Daniels.
We also told of claims the gangsters waging war on Richardson have hired a hitman to hunt down his allies.
Insiders say Richardson cronies David Togher and Paddy Beatson are now lying low in the capital amid fears of being attacked as the two-month violent feud rages on.
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Numerous warnings have been made against Mark Richardson and his associates.
The claims emerged days after masked hoods torched the home of a Richardson pal David McMillan as kids slept inside his plush £1.15million villa.
It was one of four properties targeted in one night in our capital city.
Two hooded thugs were seen pouring accelerant over the detached pad before fleeing under cover of darkness.
A source said at the time it was just “luck” that McMillan’s loved ones survived the 1.45am attack in Oxgangs, Edinburgh.
The insider said: “Fighting is now threatening to boil over.”
Cops probing the ongoing violence have made around 20 arrests linked to the carnage and have pledged to nick more.
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said officers attended reports of a van fire around 2.45am on Wednesday.
They added: “The fire is being treated as suspicious. Enquiries are ongoing.”