{"id":205225,"date":"2025-06-22T13:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205225\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T13:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:43:12","slug":"scaffolding-firm-firebombed-in-targeted-attack-linked-to-gangland-turf-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205225\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaffolding firm firebombed in targeted attack &#8216;linked to gangland turf war&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police were seen standing guard at the scene on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>13:39, 22 Jun 2025Updated 13:52, 22 Jun 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A scaffolding firm <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">near Edinburgh<\/a> has been targeted in a firebomb attack linked to a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">gangland turf war.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The business in Loanhead was set alight just before midnight on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Underworld sources claim the attack is linked to an ongoing <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">gangland feud sweeping across Scotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS373208038.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>A shipping container was seen burnt out <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you&#8217;re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click &#8216;Join Community&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police were seen standing guard at the scene on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A forensic officer was combing the scene inside the yard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A burnt out shipping container could also be seen from the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said: \u201cPolice received a report of a fire at a premises on Engine Road in Loanhead around 11.50pm on Saturday, 21 June, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cEmergency services attended and the fire was extinguished by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. No-one was injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police were seen standing guard at the scene on Sunday morning. 13:39, 22 Jun 2025Updated 13:52, 22 Jun&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,530,712,1143,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-205225","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-police-scotland","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-scottish-fire-and-rescue-service","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114727315571738649","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}