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Police probe bullets in post sent to Celtic boss Lennon

Celtic manager Neil Lennon was sent a package containing a bullet.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon was sent a package containing a bullet.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Celtic manager Neil Lennon and his player Niall McGinn sent packages containing bullets
  • Northern Ireland police tell CNN that they are investigating the incident
  • Lennon condemns whoever responsible on his Twitter blog

(CNN) -- Neil Lennon, manager of Scottish Premier League giants Celtic, has condemned whoever was responsible for sending him and his player Niall McGinn packages containing bullets.

Lennon made his comments on his Twitter blog before Northern Ireland police confirmed to CNN Monday that an investigation was underway into the incident.

His team beat minnows Berwick Rangers 2-0 in the Scottish Cup Sunday, but after the match Celtic's coach was hit by a bottle thrown by a fan, breaking a window.

Lennon tweeted: "Bottles & Bullets today! Wish they'd quit all the stupidity so we could all just concentrate on the football."

Wish they'd quit all the stupidity so we could all just concentrate on the football
--Neil Lennon
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Police told CNN that officers were called to the Mallusk postal office in County Antrim on January 5 after workers reported suspicions about two items of mail.

The packages were addressed to Lennon and McGinn, bound for Celtic's Glasgow ground of Parkhead.

The statement on Celtic's official club website said: "It is now a police matter and the club has no further comment to make."

Lennon, a former Northern Ireland international, who is a Catholic, also captained Celtic while a player.

He cut short his international career in 2002 after receiving a death threat from a protestant paramilitary group, having suggested he would like to play for an all-Ireland football team.

In 2008, Lennon was treated in hospital after being assaulted in Glasgow, with the incident again linked to sectarian rivalry.

McGinn, 23, is also a current Northern Ireland international and a Catholic.