SINISTER threats to Celtic keeper Artur Boruc have been painted on walls in a Protestant area of Belfast.
Vile slogans reading “Boruc RIP” appeared ahead of the Polish ace’s arrival there for his country’s World Cup qualifier with Northern Ireland tomorrow.
Sources told how they were daubed overnight in Loyalist Sandy Row.
But one said: “No one around here wants that. The council have been told about it. It will be cleaned up.”
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Former Belfast Lord Mayor and Northern Ireland supporter Jim Rodgers added: “No real fans want to see this kind of thing.”
Sinister . . . graffiti
Piotr Leszczynski, Poland’s vice-consul to Scotland and Northern Ireland had said every possible measure was being taken to ensure a blanket of security around the match.
It comes after Dundee Utd player and self proclaimed Rangers fan Warren Feeney called for all rangers and N/Ireland supporters to turn Windsor into a mini Ibrox
( Glasgow Rangers football club stadium )
Mr Leszczynski said: “The situation in Northern Ireland is so tense that we have been in contact with the authorities to ensure the Polish players and fans are protected.
“A special security team will be created in Poland to travel with the squad and we will be in full co-operation with local police.” The sick threats also come less than two weeks after thugs attacked Boruc’s house on the outskirts of Glasgow.
Vandals smashed windows at the home of the star — known to Celtic fans as the Holy Goalie — after the Hoops’ 2-0 win over Rangers in the Co-operative Insurance Cup Final.
Last season Boruc, 28, caused outrage by wearing a T-shirt with the Pope on it in a derby at Celtic Park. In 2006, Boruc was seen crossing himself before another Rangers clash.
The threats are a chilling echo of a sinister plot which ended Celtic hero Neil Lennon’s international career.
Lennon — a Catholic born in Lurgan, Co Armagh — quit playing for Northern Ireland in 2002 after Loyalists in there issued death threats against the ex-Hoops skipper.
The hate campaign included graffiti reading “Neil Lennon RIP”. Last night Celtic said it wouldn’t comment.
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