More than 15,000 supporters attended at George Square. But when alcohol kicked in things began to turn violent, with fans fighting with each other and launching missiles at police. Cops blasted the ugly scenes as they revealed five officers were left injured. It is believed a major incident had been called after nurses and doctors revealed the news on Twitter. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed that A&E wards across Glasgow were placed into standby. A spokeswoman said: Our emergency departments were on standby Saturday night and our teams responded efficiently to all emergency attendances. We previously reported that a man, who was missing half his hand, was taken to hospital after a firework he was holding blew up.
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The deputy first minister spoke out after five police officers were injured JOHN Swinney has branded the behaviour of Rangers fans absolutely reprehensible after title celebrations spiralled into violence. The deputy first minister spoke out against the scenes on Saturday which led to five police officers being injured and 28 arrests – with officers saying many more will follow. Thousands of fans defied Covid-19 warnings against large gatherings and massed in George Square to celebrate Rangers winning their first Scottish Premiership championship since 2011. Images showed George Square strewn with hundreds of broken bottles, plastic bags and spent flares after flag-draped fans had been seen attacking each other and launching traffic cones, plastic bollards and other missiles at lines of riot gear-clad police officers.
He described the scenes as “horrific”, also telling the BBC programme: “There are almost no polite words left to describe how bad the events (were) in Glasgow at the weekend – and indeed the wider west of Scotland.
“Many of the officers who are quite long in the tooth have probably quite rightly described it as some of the worst violence that they’ve experienced in over 20 years of police service.
“People being critical of the police, that’s nothing new, and those that don’t have an appreciation and understanding as to what’s involved in the policing tactics are rarely shy in holding back their points of view.
These so called ‘fans’ should reflect upon the values and ethos of our club, and consider the damage this does to the reputation of the club.”
Five police officers were injured and 28 people were arrested amidst the disorder in Glasgow s George Square. Picture: Lisa Ferguson Rangers fans gather at George Square this afternoon after Rangers lift The SPFL Premier League Cup on the last day of the season
The statement did not address what, if any, action the club intends to take against those supporters found to be involved in the violence.
The Scotsman has asked Rangers it is actively looking to identify and ban any such fans.