DAILY NEWS: Two in court over Neil Lennon parcel bombs

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Parcel bombs sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and high-profile supporters of the club

Two men will appear in court on Friday in connection with an investigation into parcel bombs sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and high-profile supporters of the club.

The men, aged 41 and 43, were detained on Thursday morning after officers raided a number of properties in Kilwinning, Ayrshire.

Police said later they had been arrested and detained under the Explosives Substances Act (1883).

They were due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff court.

Detectives launched a major investigation after two bombs were sent to Lennon and one each to lawyer Paul McBride QC and former MSP Trish Godman.

A fifth suspect package, addressed to the offices of Cairde Na H'Éireann (Friends of Ireland) in Glasgow, was also intercepted by officers last month.

All of the parcel bomb packages were found during March and last month.

Thursday's arrests came as, in a separate incident, a man appeared in court charged with assault after an attack on Lennon at Tynecastle stadium in Edinburgh at the Celtic v Hearts game on Wednesday night.

Football chiefs said the recent incidents had brought shame on the Scottish game.

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Declan Walsh 13 May, 2011

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