A package addressed to Celtic manager Neil Lennon tested positive for a substance which can be used to make explosives, a British court heard today.

A jury in the trial of two men accused of plotting to murder Neil Lennon have today been shown pictures of the contents of a suspicious package addressed to the Celtic FC manager.

Two men appeared in court accused of plotting to murder Celtic manager Neil Lennon and other high-profile supporters of the club.

TWO men are to stand trial accused of conspiring to murder Celtic manager Neil Lennon and high-profile supporters of the club.

TWO men have appeared in court charged with dispatching explosive substances and hoax bombs after suspect packages were sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and high-profile supporters of the club.

A suspect package sent to a republican organisation is similar to those sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two other high-profile supporters of the club, police said today.

Celtic today vowed to “remain strong in the face of intimidation” after it emerged that two viable parcel bombs had been sent to manager Neil Lennon.