A NUMBER of men have appeared in court charged with offences in connection with disturbances in Glasgow's George Square and nearby streets hours after the Scottish independence referendum result was announced.
Alexander Carroll, David Stephen and James Donaldson appeared in private yesterday at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Mr Carroll, 30, is accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at the square.
He is also charged with resisting arrest and two police assaults.
Mr Stephen, 43, also allegedly behaved in a threatening or abusive manner on September 19 again in the square.
Mr Donaldson, 26, allegedly committed a breach of the peace on the same date and at the same place.
Three other men appeared in private accused of being involved in other alleged incidents at city centre streets.
Kieran Christie, 18, is alleged to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in various streets on September 19.
William Faulds, 23, is charged with being in possession of a hammer on September 19 at West Nile Street.
John Dalgleish, 32, faces a charge of assault, on September 20, at West George Street.
None of the men made any pleas or declarations and were remanded in custody except Mr Stephen and Mr Faulds, who were released on bail.
They are expected to appear again at a later date.
Hundreds of people were involved in skirmishes in George Square and the surrounding streets on Friday night, the day the result was announced.
Social media reports indicated that trouble continued into the early hours of Saturday.
A Police Scotland spokesman said groups had dwindled to sets of two and three people by around 1am.
He said: "Retrospective inquiries will be carried out which may lead to further arrests."
It is believed some people will appear at court at a later date.
l A church volunteer spent the weekend behind bars after punching a tourist in a row over the result of the referendum. William Bannigan, 42, of Blairgowrie, Perth & Kinross, was fined £200 yesterday at Perth Sheriff Court following the attack after an argument over the campaigns.
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