Democrat reporter
Police are investigating after four people taking part in an Orange Order walk were hit with what are believed to be air weapon pellets.
The procession was passing along Sauchiehall Street near Kelvingrove Street in Glasgow when the incident happened on Saturday.
Police said no one was injured but condemned the “dangerous occurrence” and said investigations were continuing.
Elsewhere, four people were arrested following Orange Order processions in Lanarkshire on Saturday.
The parades were part of celebrations for the County Grand Orange Lodge of Glasgow and Orange Lodges in Lanarkshire to remember the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
In Glasgow, thousands of participants marched from different parts of the city and converged in the centre for a parade to Glasgow Green before returning to where they started later in the day.
Chief superintendent Stevie Dolan, event commander for the annual Boyne processions in Glasgow and Lanarkshire, said: “Police in Lanarkshire made four arrests following the Orange Order procession on Saturday July 5, 2025.
“The offences were primarily for breach of the peace and acts of anti-social behaviour.
“There were no arrests at the event in Glasgow, however, we are investigating an incident on Sauchiehall Street near to Kelvingrove Street in Glasgow, where four participants in the procession were struck by what was believed to be air weapon pellets.
“Thankfully, no one required medical assistance. Our inquiries into this dangerous occurrence are ongoing.
“I would like to thank the vast majority of the participants, and the wider community, who engaged positively and behaved responsibly throughout.”
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, it emerged that there had been a complaint by the Orange Lodge against Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney.
The Orange Lodge of Scotland has claimed the suspected air gun attack on its members has been met with silence from the Scottish government.
Following a meeting with government officials in Edinburgh, a senior lodge leader claimed “silence” from the first minister was giving a “green light” to attacks on Protestant groups.
John Swinney had earlier described acts of violence against the Orange Order as “completely and utterly unacceptable”.
The Orange Lodge of Scotland said eight people were hit by air gun pellets during the march through Glasgow on 5 July to commemorate the 1690 Battle of the Boyne. No-one was seriously injured.
The organisation has also reported that its halls have been vandalised and that female members have been abused online.