Chaos as weapon fired at Glasgow Orange Walk amid urgent cop probe into parade incident

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Cops also revealed the number of arrests made
SHOTS PROBE Chaos as weapon fired at Glasgow Orange Walk amid urgent cop probe into parade incident
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MEMBERS of a huge Orange Walk through Glasgow with hit with air gun as they marched through the city centre.
Thousands of marchers took to the streets yesterday for the County Grand Orange Lodge of Glasgow Boyne celebration.
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Around 3,000 people took part in the Glasgow Orange Walk yesterday
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The huge march was the Orange Lodge's annual Boyne celebrations
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Cops are probing an air weapon being fired at the march
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Around 3,600 people were taking part in the event which consisted of four marches starting in different parts of the city.
The four groups then merged together in the city centre.
Four members of the march were hit with pellets from an air weapon.
They were hit while the march was on Sauchiehall Street at the junction of Kelvingrove Street.
Nobody hit with one of the pellets needed medical attention.
Cops are currently probing the incident.
Police chiefs also confirmed nobody was arrested during the Glasgow marches.
Orange walks also took place in Lanarkshire yesterday as lodges held their own Boyne celebrations.
Four people were arrested at the Lanarkshire walks for alleged breach of the peace and acts of anti-social behaviour.
Chief Superintendent Stevie Dolan, event commander for the annual Boyne processions in Glasgow and Lanarkshire, said: "Police in Lanarkshire made four arrests following the Orange Order procession on Saturday, July 5 2025.
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"The offences were primarily for breach of the peace and acts of anti-social behaviour.
'There were no arrests at the event in Glasgow, however, we are investigating an incident on Sauchiehall Street near to Kelvingrove Street in Glasgow, where four participants in the procession were struck by what was believed to be air weapon pellets.
"Thankfully, no one required medical assistance. Our enquiries into this dangerous occurrence are ongoing.
"A proportionate policing plan was in place, and we worked with a range of partners to ensure public safety and reduce disruption to the wider community.
"I would like to thank the vast majority of the participants, and the wider community, who engaged positively and behaved responsibly throughout."