MOBLAND IN MOURNING

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- BY JOHN PAUL CLARK & RUTH SUTER

A JOINT funeral was held for slain gangsters Eddie Lyons jr and Ross Monaghan yesterday.

Hundreds of mourners descended on Bishopbriggs Crematorium, near Glasgow, ahead of the service at 3pm, before two silver funeral cars carrying two black coffins arrived.

Floral wreaths carrying the words "Son" and "Dad" were seen placed inside.

The cortege was followed by a fleet of Mercedes vehicles carrying loved ones and the closest associates of the pair.

It came after insiders warned last week than anyone attending the funeral "was putting a target on themselves".

But yesterday the huge crowd, dressed in black and draped in designer gear, queued to gain entry into the building as they waited for the cortege to arrive.

Women cried and held one another while male pals stood together to form two parallel lines at the entrance to the crematorium in a "guard of honour".

More than 100 cars were seen at the premises, many large, dark SUVs with blacked out windows.

Dozens of vehicles were also dumped on the road outside the crematorium as people flocked in to pay their respects to the hoods.

Two private security guards in yellow jackets were spotted monitoring the scene.