Over 100 injured in Frankfurt: special commission investigates
Following the serious riots at the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart, a special commission has begun investigations.
SOKO 2511 is to investigate the incidents behind the north-west curve on Saturday and is investigating, among other things, assault on law enforcement officers, according to the Frankfurt police.
According to the police, more than 100 people were injured during the incident by police and stewards alone. "As of today's investigation, 59 injured members of the security service and 57 injured police officers have been recorded by the police. There is currently no reliable information on injured attackers," the statement said.
According to Eintracht board member Philipp Reschke, there is "different information and different opinions" about the cause of the riots. According to the police, Frankfurt supporters had attacked some stewards and rescue workers during an access control to the fan block three quarters of an hour before kick-off.
Eintracht will also deal with the incident
The police officers called in by the stewards were massively attacked by the Eintracht fans when they arrived on site. "Among other things, there were numerous targeted throws of bottles, pyrotechnics and heavy iron bars", the police report stated.
The police corrected their own post on social media on Saturday in the statement. "The information initially published by the Frankfurt police via the short message service X that the participants in the confrontation in front of Block 40 were rival fan groups was based on an incorrect assessment of the events in the dynamic operational situation and is hereby revised", it said.
Eintracht will also review the incident. "In the coming days, we will turn over every stone and put every piece of the mosaic together in order to have an accurate picture of how these scenes came about," announced Reschke.
The ongoing investigation by SOKO 2511 includes examining the role of Eintracht Frankfurt fans in the chaos, as accusations of assault towards their stewards emerged before the Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart. Despite the soccer match, crime scenes unfolded on the north-west curve, leading to over 100 injuries among law enforcement officers and stewards alone.
Source: www.dpa.com
