A historic Glasgow landmark has been ‘vandalised’ with green paint following Celtic’s title celebrations in the city centre.
Thousands of fans gathered in the Trongate area of the city after the club secured their third title in a row following a thrilling 3-2 win over St Mirren on Saturday, May 18.
Celebrations were largely respectful, however, there were outbreaks of chaos with videos of violence posted to social media and reports of damage to city infrastructure.
Fans were pictured scaling the Mercat Cross building, as well as bus stops and traffic lights which were left in a state of disrepair. Mounds of litter were also left strewn across the streets, with piles of empty booze cans, bags, other rubbish, and broken glass covering much of the area around Glasgow Cross.
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Glasgow City Council slammed some fans that left a trail of destruction in their wake for the “damage, disruption, and antisocial behaviour” in the area with a major clean up operation for the Cancer Research UK Race For Life which took place on Sunday morning.
Now more reports of vandalism have been made with images shared with Glasgow Live showing that the 16th century Tolbooth Steeple covered in green paint.
The category A-listed landmark, which was designed by John Boyd in the Scottish baronial style, is the last standing piece of the meeting place of the Royal Burgh of Glasgow which was demolished in 1921.
In the pictures, green graffiti can be seen on the outwards door facing onto the Gallowgate and more can be seen on the walls as well as an electrical box in front of the tower. It is currently unclear the nature of the damage to the landmark.
The news comes as Police Scotland confirmed that 19 arrests were made throughout the day for various offences and enquiries remain ongoing into a number of incidents. Four officers required medical treatment after suffering injuries during disorder.
Glasgow City Council say it is not yet clear how much the clean-up and repairs will cost the authority.
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A spokesman said: “This graffiti will be removed as we continue to assess the full extent of the damage caused by the unofficial fan gathering on Saturday.
“A substantial amount of litter, debris and broken glass was also left behind in a wide area around Glasgow Cross with damage caused to infrastructure such as bus stops and traffic signals.
“After an exceptional clean-up effort by our teams overnight, the area was made clear, which helped ensure course for the Cancer Research UK Race for Life was ready for use yesterday morning.
“The damage, disruption and antisocial behaviour experienced on Saturday remains unacceptable. It should be possible to celebrate and show a basic level of consideration for others in the city at the same time.”
“With the cup final next weekend, we’ll continue to engage with clubs about their responsibility to speak to fans and what opportunities they can offer them to celebrate safely.”
Superintendent John Menzies said: “I would like to thank our partner agencies and the wider public for their support. Unfortunately, we experienced some disorder including the use of pyrotechnics and alcohol-related offences. We took robust action to prevent these escalating.
“Violence and assaults on members of the public or police officers is completely unacceptable and we continue to work to identify those responsible.”
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