Lyon team bus targeted by vandals ahead of Rangers game

The bus was outside a hotel in Renfrewshire when it was targeted.

Lyon team bus targeted by vandals ahead of Rangers game NHSGCC

The Lyon team bus has been targeted by vandals near Glasgow on the eve of their Europa League clash against Rangers.

The French Ligue 1 side are in the city to take on the Scottish champions at Ibrox on Thursday night.

And pictures posted online show the bus covered with graffiti slogans including Rangers Ultras, Ibrox Crew, RFC and F*** Lyon.

Police are now investigating the incident that took place outside a hotel on Langbank’s Old Greenock Road in Renfrewshire.

The attack, believed to have taken place either late on Wednesday night or in the early hours of Thursday, was reported to officers at around 8.30am.

A spokesman for the force said: “Around 8.30am on Thursday, police received a report of a bus being vandalised outside a hotel in Old Greenock Road, Langbank.

“Enquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.”

Rangers play Lyon at Ibrox in their Europa League opener on Thursday night.

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