Two injured in ‘pre-organised’ fan violence

Pre-organised football violence broke out after the Scottish Communities League Cup quarter final, police said yesterday.

Celtic and Hibs fans clashed following the Glasgow side’s 4-1 victory at Easter Road in Edinburgh on Wednesday evening.

Shortly before 9pm Celtic fans on a coach parked outside the International Bar on Brougham Place started vandalising the vehicle from the inside, breaking three windows.

A fight then broke out between fans on the bus and Hibs fans outside.

Two men, aged 22 and 23, who were passengers on the coach, were taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with minor head injuries.

Detective Sergeant Mike Leask said: “This disorder has been pre-organised by those involved in football-related violence.”