Two police officers 'seriously injured' and 14 arrests during Celtic disorder

Two police officers 'seriously injured' and 14 arrests during Celtic disorder11 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePA MediaPolice said officers were attacked after dealing with a medical emergency in the crowdTwo police officers were "seriously injured" and 14 arrests were made during trouble in Glasgow after Celtic's Premiership title win against Hearts.Bottles and other missiles were thrown at officers as around 3,000 Hoops fans gathered in the Trongate area of the city after Saturday's play-off.Assistant Chief Constable Mark Sutherland said he was "disgusted and frustrated" by the violence shown towards officers. He said Celtic FC needed to "step forward" to ensure there was no repeat of the disorder next year. The club has been contacted for comment.Police have called on Celtic to engage on organising a more controlled fan event in future Police Scotland said there were 10 arrests in the Trongate and four arrests at Celtic Park - with more expected in the coming days as CCTV footage is reviewed. After Celtic's 3-1 win over Heart of Midlothian to take their fifth successive Premiership title, fans gathered in the Trongate as they have done in previous years. Initially the mood was lively with green flares let off and fans drinking but by early evening it had turned uglier. Police officers who were assisting paramedics attending a medical emergency were pelted with bottles, and riot police were then used to disperse the crowd. Sutherland said one officer was left with facial injuries while the other had been left with bruising to his body after being struck by bottles."First and foremost, I'm so grateful that only two officers have suffered serious injury," he told BBC Scotland News."But when you see the footage and you see the incoming bottles and missiles being rained on our officers, I'm so grateful and we are very fortunate that only two officers have been injured on thi...