UDA Terrorists

Celtic manager Neil Lennon recieves death threat from loyalist paramilitaries

LOYALIST paramilitaries yesterday made a sinister death threat to Celtic boss Neil Lennon.
In a coded call from Northern Ireland to our sister paper the Daily Mirror, a man claimed Lennon would be punished for "mouthing off" at the nephew of a top UDA man.
The call was made just 48 hours before tomorrow's Old Firm SPL clash. The caller said: "Lennon must be punished.
"He can only ignore this for so long. This weekend we take action. The UDA."
A source said last night that Lennon had reacted to sickening verbal abuse he received from two boys aged nine and 13 after a recent Old Firm match. The boys are nephews of a senior UDA terrorist figure based in north Antrim.
The source added: "Things have turned seriously nasty.
"The men demanded an apology from Lennon but he refused and now they feel they have to take action. They can't be seen to be treated like this, they'd be a laughing stock.
"They planned to kneecap him but because he's a manager, they've threatened to go further. This is a death threat."
The source said UDA men from Bellshill, Lanarkshire, had been ordered to carry out the operation and had been tailing Lennon, who was sent bullets in the post from Northern Ireland six weeks ago.
He added: "They know his every movement. The boys mean business."
A senior security source said: "An intelligence team is dealing with the threats. Once police are aware of this threat, he will be offered protection. It would be heightened for his appearance at the Old Firm match."