One critically injured after mass brawl between basketball fans

Due to several violent incidents this weekend around the
The police increased their presence on Sunday for the Final Four of the Basketball Euro League in Berlin. “In view of the events of the past few days, we have increased the number of officers around and in the hall and are well positioned,” said a police spokesman before the final games between Fenerbahce Istanbul and Olympiakos Piraeus (5 p.m.) and the final between Real Madrid and Panathinaikos Athens (8 p.m.).

In a mass brawl among basketball fans on Saturday evening, one person was critically injured. The fire department confirmed this when asked by the German Press Agency, but did not provide any further details. At first, “t-online” reported.

According to the police, around 100 people clashed violently at the Prenzlauer Allee S-Bahn station at around 10:45 p.m. Fans of the basketball clubs from Athens and Piraeus were involved, a spokeswoman for the situation service said on Sunday morning.

The Prenzlauer Allee S-Bahn station has been serving the area again since the morning after being temporarily closed during the night.

Even before the semifinals on Friday, the Arena am Ostbahnhof was busy Riots broke out. Two police officers were slightly injured.

Baseball bats and batons were used in the confrontation on Saturday evening and several people were injured, according to a police spokesman. It was initially unclear how many people were injured in the incident.

According to the situation service, there were 89 provisional arrests for identity checks and various criminal charges for assault and dangerous bodily harm.
Police intervened and treated the injured together with the fire brigade, who took the critically injured person to hospital.

Another mass brawl between basketball fans broke out at night in the Mercure Hotel on Ohmstrasse in Berlin-Spandau. According to the police, around 50 people, including several hotel guests, attacked each other in the entrance area. Pyrotechnics were also set off. The hotel management has banned those involved from the premises, and the police are investigating for serious trespassing. A total of around 180 officers were deployed at both locations, according to the police.

Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, 26.05.2024, 6:00 a.m.

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