PARCEL BOMBS have been sent to Glasgow Celtic manager Neil Lennon, a lawyer and a politician, it emerged last night.
Strathclyde Police have launched an investigation after the parcels “designed to cause harm” were sent to Lennon, barrister Paul McBride and Labour politician Trish Godman, sources said.
They were initially thought to be hoax packages but analysis has revealed they could have worked. A package addressed to Lennon was intercepted at the Royal Mail sorting office in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, on March 26th.
On March 28th a parcel for Ms Godman was intercepted at her constituency office and on April 15th a package was intercepted en route to Mr McBride, who has represented Lennon at Hampden during a dispute with the Scottish Football Association.
A police source said: “They were viable devices designed to cause harm. We are treating the matter very seriously.”
Police have offered safety advice to the intended recipients of the packages as well as to Royal Mail staff and workers in the mail room at Celtic.
It is the latest in a series of incidents targeting people linked with the football club. Earlier this year packages containing bullets were sent to Lennon and to Celtic players Paddy McCourt and Niall McGinn, all three of whom are from Northern Ireland.
Scottish politicians have expressed their shock at the developments. SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond said: “Let us be quite clear — there is a major police investigation under way to ensure that the individual or individuals concerned are identified and apprehended, and then brought to book with the full force of the law. ” – ( PA)