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2 men charged after letter bomb investigation

The Columbian
Published: May 13, 2011, 12:00am

LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged and detained following an investigation by Scottish police into the letter bombs addressed to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two prominent fans of the Glasgow club.

Trevor Muirhead, 43, and Neil McKenzie, 41, were each charged at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Friday with three counts of dispatching packages containing explosive substances and two of sending a hoax bomb.

The incident happened in the weeks after a March match between Celtic and Rangers.

The packages were intercepted before reaching their targets and did not explode.

The two men were arrested Thursday following raids at several properties in Kilwinning, 30 miles southwest of Glasgow.

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