{"id":588876,"date":"2026-05-17T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/588876\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:24:11","slug":"police-call-for-discussions-after-officers-injured-during-celtic-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/588876\/","title":{"rendered":"Police call for discussions after officers injured during Celtic celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police Scotland has called for \u201curgent discussions\u201d after officers were injured while dispersing crowds in the Trongate area of Glasgow, where Celtic fans gathered to celebrate the club\u2019s Scottish Premiership title win.<\/p>\n

Some 3,000 supporters congregated in the area on Saturday to celebrate their team\u2019s victory over Hearts.<\/p>\n

Officers had \u201cmissiles, including glass bottles\u201d thrown at them while assisting with a medical emergency, police said.<\/p>\n

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Sutherland said: \u201cUrgent discussions with Celtic, wider Scottish football authorities and other stakeholders, including Glasgow City Council, is required to achieve a solution that improves public safety, reduces disruption and prevents this from happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cOnce again, we have seen unacceptable levels of violence and anti-social behaviour and Police Scotland\u2019s officers have been left to deal with the consequences. Being assaulted is not part of the job and regrettably a number of them were injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe levels of criminal behaviour witnessed, in particular the hostility directed towards our officers, is simply unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. Those involved should be in no doubt that they will be identified and arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n

By around 7.30pm, the streets were mostly empty, though large amounts of rubbish had been left behind.<\/p>\n

Streets were awash with green and white as fans streamed out of the stadium.<\/p>\n

There was a large police presence in the Trongate area and several roads around the Trongate were closed ahead of the celebrations from Celtic supporters.<\/p>\n

It came after the force accused Celtic of failing to put plans in place for official Premiership title celebrations.<\/p>\n

The 3\u20131 victory over the Jambos confirmed the Scottish Premiership title for Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s Celtic side.<\/p>\n

Hearts players were escorted off the pitch as thousands of Celtic fans spilt onto the field following the final goal.<\/p>\n

The Edinburgh club later released a statement condemning the \u201cshameful\u201d scenes, saying: \u201cReports of serious physical and verbal abuse towards our players and staff, both on the pitch and elsewhere, are deeply disturbing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are investigating this fully and are in dialogue with Police Scotland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will make no further comment at this time other than to say that it is completely unacceptable that our players and staff were put in that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The club added: \u201cThe pitch invasion caused a chaotic end and nobody seemed to know whether or not the match had been brought to a finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police Scotland confirmed it was engaging with Hearts to establish if any of the club\u2019s players were assaulted at the end of the game.<\/p>\n

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