AN MSP who reported plans for a violent 'Smash a Fenian Day' event described by transport minister Humza Yousaf as "shocking and vile" to the police says he suspects it was a "threatening" prank directed at him.

Police Scotland who were investigating the circular sent to Glasgow Cathcart MSP James Dornan, which appeared to show the plans for the violence on Monday, May 1, said that they were unaware of any similar messages being sent to others.

Police Scotland have been continuing to investigate a complaint of an "offensive communication".

The poster, which was produced anonymously, says on that date "we urge all protestants to stand up and put all fenians back in their place as it is time for our religion to fight the plastic Irish in our country."

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It goes on: "These fenian b******s have infiltrated our society, our councils and our government as well as high ranking officials in law."

The circular goes on to award points for various acts of violence including burning down a chapel, shooting, stabbing mand punching.

Extra points were awarded for 'Triple Bill' acts perpetrated on a "fenian, Scottish Nationalists and a Muslim".

The flier concluded with a Union Flag and the messages: "We will be mastered by no fenian b*****d. No surrender ever. F*** the Pope."

Transport minister Humza Yousaf said when it emerged at the end of March: "Shocking. Vile stuff. All it takes is one person to act upon this and folk will get hurt."

Glasgow Times: Scottish Transport Minister Humza Yousaf makes an emergency statement at Holyrood wednesday. Pic Gordon Terris/The Herald20/11/16

Mr Dornan added: "It's hard to believe someone who is intelligent enough to type something like that would be stupid enough to think it's a good idea."

Now Mr Dornan, who has received abuse in some quarters for going public with the circular says he believes it was targeted at him, saying nobody had ever got back to him with any similar flier to show that it was sent to a number of people.

He said: "Whoever sent it then sent me another email after it had gone public of course and said it was targeted at me.

"In some way it's more threatening that they only sent it to me. It's clearly someone with a massive dislike of me..."

Mr Dornan had previously reported a Rangers ultras fans group's sectarian flyer that was the centre of a criminal investigation and said he initially quit Twitter because of the abuse he received.

There is no evidence to suggest that the two events are in any way connected.

The Union Bears march before the Old Firm derby at Ibrox earlier last month went ahead, while members claimed they had been visited by police.

That poster showed a silhouette image of someone wearing a green-and-white hooped jersey appearing to be being kicked in the head while on the ground, surrounded by text reading: “Good night, green white.”

It described the Old Firm derby as "the match against the fenians."

Some believed Mr Dornan's circular was a copycat letter to that circulating for 'Punish a Muslin Day' reportedly sent to addresses across the country.

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Images of those A4 notes, also contain a list of violent acts alongside a number of points for performing them, have been widely shared online.

They prompted a chorus of condemnation, with campaigners and MPs describing them as "disturbing".

Muslim leaders said the flyers had struck fear into communities, while Police Scotland said it was "monitoring" the situation.

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