Police and fans continue to argue after "violent excess"
The Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart will be remembered for several things outside of the game. Referee Brych suffers a torn cruciate ligament - and there are serious riots between police and fans in the stands. Almost 200 injured and many accusations reverberate.
Following the serious riots at the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart, a special commission has begun investigations. SOKO 2511 is tasked with investigating the incidents behind the Nordwestkurve on Saturday, including assault on law enforcement officers, according to the Frankfurt police.
According to the police, over 100 people were injured during the incident by the police and security services 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.
The Frankfurt fan charity "Der 13. Mann" reported in a statement that "at least 70 fans were injured, seven of them seriously". The exact number is "not yet foreseeable". The accounts of the police and from fan circles differ significantly in some cases.
According to the police, the attack by Eintracht fans on an employee of the organizer dressed in civilian clothes is said to have been the trigger. The employee is said to have detained a person who, according to the police, had gained access to the block without a ticket. 300 to 400 people from the "Frankfurt risk fan scene" are said to have taken part in the riots, the police wrote. Nine people were arrested for various offenses and released the same evening at the end of the police operation.
Fan support speaks of "excess of violence"
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 clash 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.
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.
The police officers called to the scene by the stewards were massively attacked by Eintracht fans when they arrived. "Among other things, there were numerous targeted throws of bottles, pyrotechnics and heavy iron bars", the police report stated.
Frankfurter Fanhilfe, on the other hand, accused the police of escalating the violence, saying that they "probably wanted to set an example". The operation around the north-west curve was the most massive police operation ever in the Frankfurt stadium, it said. The security forces had acted "without any regard for casualties among normal fans, women and children". The police also used pepper spray and batons against bystanders. Some fans were reportedly unconscious and fell down stairs.
Eintracht will also review the incident. "In the coming days, we will turn over every stone and put every piece of the mosaic together to get an exact picture of how these scenes could have happened," announced Reschke. Meanwhile, the "13th man" accuses the police of "flexing their muscles" with the "excess of violence" ahead of Euro 2024.
- Despite the violent incidents during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart, the upcoming Soccer Bundesliga game between the two teams is still scheduled to take place.
- The police investigations into the violent excess at the Eintracht Frankfurt vs VfB Stuttgart Soccer Bundesliga match have revealed that a significant number of Eintracht Frankfurt fans were involved in the violence, leading to several injuries.
- The VfB Stuttgart soccer team and its fans strongly condemn the violence that marred the Eintracht Frankfurt vs VfB Stuttgart Soccer Bundesliga match, calling for a peaceful and enjoyable experience for all soccer fans in the future.
Source: www.ntv.de
