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Police Scotland make 12 arrests following trouble at Hampden final

Police horses were needed to restore order at Hampden following the pitch invasion by Hibernian fans
Image: Police horses were required to restore order at Hampden following the pitch invasion

Police Scotland investigating trouble after the Scottish Cup final have made 12 arrests following dawn raids across the country.

Ten people were arrested on Thursday morning, and a further two in the afternoon, in an operation involving 30 officers who visited addresses primarily in Edinburgh, Fife and Glasgow, as part of a probe into violence and disorder following Hibernian's 3-2 victory over Rangers at Hampden on May 21.

The operation is part of a phased approach from Police Scotland, who are looking into the trouble immediately after the match before turning their attention to other matters, including vandalism.

In all, 28 people have been arrested since the final which was marred when several thousand Hibernian fans, and a number of Rangers supporters, entered the field of play after an injury-time goal from skipper David Gray ended the Edinburgh side's 114-year wait for Scottish Cup glory.

A number of Rangers players were reportedly assaulted as they attempted to leave the pitch, prompting Police Scotland to launch a full investigation. 

Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, detective superintendent Kenny Graham of Police Scotland said: "Today's operation is the first phase in relation to the investigation that has been conducted into the aftermath of the Scottish Cup final on the 21st of May.

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"Over the last three weeks, we've had a team of officers who have been engaged in investigating the scenes that took place on the park in relation to the violence and disorder and vandalism that took place there.

"With the scale of this investigation and the number of people we witnessed on that park, I've had to phase this, or stage this, into three separate phases.

"So this phase involved the investigation into violence. There has already been arrests in relation to alleged assaults on Rangers football players, so the activities today focused on those other offenders who have been involved in violence, or identified as having been involved in violence.

"Thereafter we have to focus on disorder and vandalism."

All 12 arrested will appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday.

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