CELTIC and St Johnstone have both been sanctioned by Uefa for flying Palestinian flags at their European games.

Both Scottish clubs were reported to European football's governing body after their recent matches in the Champions League and Europa League.

And they have both been sanctioned and warned about their future conduct by the Uefa Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee after delegates included the flying of Palestinian flags in their reports.

Celtic were reported when the flag was seen at Murrayfield for their game against KR Reykjavik and the Perth side were also rapped when a fan flew the flag at McDiarmid Park when playing Spartak Trnava.

Uefa deem the Palestine flag political because the conflict in the region is ongoing. A Uefa spokesman said: "Celtic and St Johnstone were sanctioned for infringement of Article 16 (2) (e)."

The Uefa Disciplinary Regulations have a section about 'Order and security at Uefa competition matches.'

And it states: "All associations and clubs are liable for the following inappropriate behaviour on the part of their supporters and may be subject to disciplinary measures and directives even if they can prove the absence of any negligence in relation to the organisation of the match.

"The use of gestures, words, objects or any other means to transmit any message that is not fit for a sports event, particularly messages that are of a political, ideological, religious, offensive or provocative nature."

Irish club Dundalk were fined €18,000 for flying the Palestinian flag in a match against Hadjuk Split this season, although the fine was also because their fans were in prohibited standing areas.