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Bonfire night: Increase in filmed attacks on firefighters

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69% Informative

Fire Brigades Union ( FBU ) Wales said firefighters have faced fireworks and rocks thrown at them.

Union said attacks could put lives at risk by slowing response times down.

Home Office figures recorded a 60% increase in attacks across the UK compared to 10 years ago .

Police officers were also faced with abuse on Bonfire Night and extra patrols were put on.

VR Score

65

Informative language

58

Neutral language

68

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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