HAVING A BLAST
Shocking moment lads shoot FIREWORKS at each other in busy London street
Footage filmed by one of the gang shows panicked people running away as the dangerous fireworks speed along the pavement and over the road
THIS is the shocking moment a group of teens shoot fireworks at each other on a busy London street.
They appear to have filmed themselves tearing around a car park and bus stop as they take aim and fire.
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Footage filmed by one of the gang shows panicked people running away as the dangerous fireworks speed along the pavement and over the road.
Someone can be heard shouting "run, run run" and "blast it" amid bangs and screams.
The clips appear to have been posted on social media, with captions of "it's gonna get hot soon" and "opps get bum".
A group of boys are holding the lit fireworks in their bare hands as they run through London in broad daylight.
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In one video the youngsters sprint through a car park firing at each other as they weave through vehicles.
And in another clip, believed to be filmed in Harrow, a group runs across a busy road and near people waiting for a bus.
One person can be seen holding a firework and aiming down the side of a bus.
The flame from the ignited firework shines brightly as it is released past a group of anxious commuters.
It flies, at head height, along the pavement - causing panic.
It is unclear if these were part of a game, or an attack on other youths.
Comments online slammed the group messing around with the dangerous items, branding them "morons".
One person wrote: "This is why fireworks should be banned."
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Another added: "Damn fireworks season has started and it's half term = turf war."
The Met Police have been approached for comment.
Clips from other parts of London have emerged on social media, where groups chase each other armed with lit fireworks - sparking fears of a new trend amongst youngsters.
Residents on an estate in Manchester claimed last week they are being overrun with kids who shoot the fireworks and throw burning rockets at each other for hours.
Greater Manchester chief constable Ian Hopkins said the pyrotechnics should be for professional displays only so they cannot be used by youths to ";terrorise" communities.
He told the BBC: "The sale of knives is being restricted. The time has come to do the same around fireworks."
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Last week we reported how a little girl was rushed to hospital with "horrific" neck burns after a lit firework fell down her jacket during a bungled Guy Fawkes Night display.
Little Rosie Mason, five, was watching the festivities at a pal's house when a multi-shot rocket careered off at an angle - and flew straight down her winter coat.
Mum Ellie, 29, shared the harrowing photos of Rosie's third-degree burns as a warning to other parents.
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