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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Paton

Swinney non-committal on pitch invasion ban after ‘astonishingly poor behaviour’

John Swinney said ‘there was astonishingly poor behaviour by a small minority of fans’ (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland’s First Minister would not commit to criminalising pitch invasions at football games following “astonishingly poor behaviour” by Celtic fans on Saturday.

Fans stormed the pitch before the final whistle had been blown at Celtic Park as their side beat Hearts 3-1 and secured the league title.

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