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Police and firefighters victims of 700 acts of vandalism

More than 700 acts of vandalism on the police and fire services have been reported in the past two years, new figures reveal.

Attacks on vehicles, damage to police stations and cells, as well as an attempted break-in at a fire station, were among 728 incidents recorded in Scotland.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats, who obtained the figures using freedom of information requests, said the acts of vandalism were "beyond the pale".

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