A video has emerged of a controversial effigy of former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond being blown up at a bonfire night celebration in Lewes, East Sussex.

The video shows the gigantic likeness being destroyed with fireworks as a crowd of spectators look on.

According to local reports, the event went ahead despite an outcry on social media leading to attempts by police to block the occasion.

“The public were reassured by the organisers that the effigy would not be burned during the celebrations but they did not say anything about it exploding” the filmer later wrote online.A video has emerged of a controversial effigy of former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond being blown up at a bonfire night celebration in Lewes, East Sussex.

The video shows the gigantic likeness being destroyed with fireworks as a crowd of spectators look on.

According to local reports, the event went ahead despite an outcry on social media leading police to attempt to block it.


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Video of the controversial effigy of Alex Salmond being blown up at the Lewes bonfire night celebrations on 5th November 2014.

The effigy caused a stir on social networking and has even had a response by Alex Salmond. The public were reassured by the organisers that the effigy would not be burned during the celebrations but they did not say anything about it exploding.

A video has emerged of a controversial effigy of former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond being blown up at a bonfire night celebration in Lewes, East Sussex.

The video shows the gigantic likeness being destroyed with fireworks as a crowd of spectators look on.

According to local reports, the event went ahead despite an outcry on social media leading to attempts by police to block the occasion.

“The public were reassured by the organisers that the effigy would not be burned during the celebrations but they did not say anything about it exploding” the filmer later wrote online.