LISTEN: Pokemon Go being blamed for vandalism in West Lothian graveyard

Almost 30 gravestones were knocked over.

Published 21st Jul 2016

The Pokemon Go craze is being blamed for vandalism at a graveyard in West Lothian.

28 gravestones were knocked over at a cemetery on Manse Road in Whitburn.

It's thought to host a key location for the game - known as a "Poke Stop".

Police say around £8,000 damage was caused.

The leader of West Lothian Council, John McGinty, spoke to our reporter Max Steele:

The smartphone game - which uses the devices camera to generate catchable monsters in real world locations - has become a global sensation in recent weeks.

It's also led to a string of safety warnings.

There had been concern players were taking risks while trying to catch monsters on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

Just this morning, police in County Down in Northern Ireland said they'd received reports of a man jumping into traffic as he tried to bag a rare Pokemon.

In Denmark, a player searching for the creatures stumbled across a dead body in a drainage canal in the city of Odense.