Some Celtic fans also turned their backs in the stands, with some making hand gestures to amplify their stance.
Referee Don Robertson cut the minute’s silence short, with Radio Scotland commentator Rob McLean observing: “It was a very brief minute’s silence. It was more like a few seconds’ silence.”
James Melville, the Scottish journalist, was among those to condemn the scenes. “Shame on the Celtic fans who whistled, booed and jeered during the Remembrance Sunday one-minute silence,” he posted on X. “An absolutely disgusting lack of respect for those who have lost their lives in conflict.”
Kieran Tierney later scored his first Celtic goal in seven years as the champions cut the gap on leaders Hearts to seven points, with a game in hand. The left-back, who scored on his final Arsenal appearance in May, drilled a powerful angled shot from 25 yards to double Celtic’s lead six minutes into the second half.
Johnny Kenny had opened the scoring in the 10th minute with his fourth goal in four matches under the interim management team of Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney.
The boos came despite action taken in recent weeks against the Green Brigade fan group, who were effectively issued with a six-match ban over an incident involving police and stewards at Celtic’s previous home match.
There were a number of empty spaces in the standing section on Sunday.
