Edinburgh snow: Watch as epic Edinburgh snowball fight involving dozens of locals breaks out

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An epic snowball fight broke out at an Edinburgh beauty spot on Saturday, with video footage showing dozens of locals getting stuck in and enjoying the wintry conditions.

The large-scale fight took place at The Meadows on Saturday after Storm Bert brought freezing temperatures and heavy snow to the Capital, with the weather bringing the Capital’s buses to a standstill

A video taken by Riz Akhtar captured the fun, which involved around 100 people.

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Speaking about scenes he witnessed, Riz told the Evening News: “It started around 2pm, I would say. Around 100 folk were involved. A lot of random folk joined in.

“There was a similar snowball fight 5 years ago which attracted huge crowds.”

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