Mönchengladbach police made more than 200 arrests following clashes between ultra football fans before the Bundesliga Rhine derby between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Cologne.
The police, as confirmed this Saturday, arrested a total of 205 “problematic fans” (131 Cologne fans and 74 of the home team) after violent clashes outside the stadium where Gladbach fans had been preparing chants for the match. Saturday.
According to police, buses from a local transportation company were needed to process the large number of people detained. Three officers were injured, one of whom was unable to continue duty, the police force said.
Police called in additional forces and used pepper spray and batons to separate the two groups. "Police are launching investigations into violations of the explosives law, serious disturbances of public order and resistance to emergency services, among other things," authorities said in a statement.
