New Year's Eve in Munich: Randale on the Wittelsbacher Bridge!

New Year's Eve in Munich: Randale on the Wittelsbacher Bridge!

Wittelsbacherbrücke, 80333 München, Deutschland - on New Year's Night 2024/25 there was a massive police operation in Munich when around 300 people rioted at the Wittelsbacher Bridge. This incident, which started around 0:20 a.m., ended with five injured police officers and several arrests. According to reports from Merkur and Süddeutscher Zeitung was partially masked and was targeted to Böller and glass bottles Emergency forces.

The police reacted to the riot with an increased use, in which several trains with 20 to 25 officials were consulted. The Wittelsbacherbrücke, where the riots occurred, was closed until 2:30 a.m., while the police cleaned the trace of garbage and shards. A total of four rioters were arrested against the investigative proceedings for severe breach of the peace, attempted dangerous bodily harm and assault on enforcement officers. Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann praised the police for their quick and efficient use and described the attacks as unacceptable.

injured and property damage

The police injuries included bang trauma and light burning of whiskers. The aggressive mood was particularly striking, in which several Christmas trees were set on fire before the fire brigade could intervene. On New Year's Eve, the Munich police had a total of 710 missions, which was an increase compared to the previous year when there were 540 missions. Most missions concerned pyrotechnics, fires and assault offenses, while the fire brigade registered three serious injuries to children by pyrotechnics.

Special occurrences of this night also included an incident on the Odeonsplatz, where a 19-year-old injured an official with a shotgun. In Pasing, police officers were shot at with fireworks while trying to prevent the burning of Israeli flags. The situation at other ceremony was also tense, for example, around 6,000 people were registered at Marienplatz around midnight, while the police confiscated banned pyrotechnics there.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien