Police confirm third suspect package sent to Celtic

STRATHCLYDE police confirmed last night that a suspicious package intended for Celtic player Paddy McCourt had been intercepted at a Glasgow Royal Mail sorting office.

They refused to say whether or not it contained bullets, similar to the packages sent recently to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and player Niall McGinn.

The packages were addressed for the two men and sent to the club's Parkhead stadium but intercepted by postal workers at a Royal Mail sorting office in Mallusk, County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The province's First Minister Peter Robinson condemned those behind the threats, saying that they were guilty of "vile sectarian behaviour".

Celtic have not commented on the inclidents.