Randale in the football stadium: Police stop angry fans in Hartberg!

Randale in the football stadium: Police stop angry fans in Hartberg!

In two heated football games in Austria and Germany, there were numerous incidents with fans who caused unrest. In Hartberg in Eastern Styria, where the Bundesliga game TSV Hartberg against SK Rapid took place, the situation escalated before the kick -off. According to Kleine Zeitung were confronted with unauthorized objects, which led to a massive conflict. Around 4:15 p.m., securitymit employees noticed that some Rapid fans had brought banned items. When they wanted to confront a fan, there were attacks in which a security employee and a police officer were spat on. Two men between the ages of 30 and 34 were then arrested.

The situation continued to escalate when unattending fans directed objects such as glass bottles, seats and even a sink throw on the police. These reacted with pepper spray and tried to push the troublemakers back. The riots led to looting in the stalls and a 45-minute delay in the game. Fortunately, no uninvolved people were harmed. Also at the 201. City derby between GAK and SK Sturm in Graz, the police remained active, especially after an incident in the evening before, which also resulted in several advertisements, such as the thuringia. reported.

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