German police intervened to manage a clash between Serbian and English football fans near the center of Gelsenkirchen ahead of England's opening Euro 2024 game against Serbia. The incident led to a number of arrests, primarily of Serbian supporters. The most senior German police officer on the scene confirmed that the violence was instigated by foreign nationals and did not involve England fans. UK police corroborated that no UK nationals were arrested and that enquiries are ongoing. Seven Serbian supporters were taken into custody, and a criminal complaint for dangerous bodily injury was filed against them. Riot police were deployed to separate the two fan camps, and the UKFPU stated that they do not believe any UK nationals have been arrested.
German police intervene to stem clashes between England and Serbia fans ahead of Euro 2024 match https://t.co/J4hE0Mq2Ic
New German police statement: “clash between Serbian & English football fans . Forces deployed by the riot police separated the two fan camps. They took seven Serbian supporters into custody and filed a criminal complaint for dangerous bodily injury.“ https://t.co/wHndFr9xJo
A number of arrests were made before England's opening #Euro2024 game against Serbia. German police were responding to "an issue" in Gelsenkirchen but the UKFPU "do not believe" any UK nationals have been arrested and the violence was instigated by foreign nationals.
NEW: UK police say “a number of arrests of what we currently believe to be Serbian supporters” after and fighting witnessed by @skynews in Gelsenkirchen. They say “at this stage we do not believe that any UK nationals have been arrested but enquiries are ongoing.” https://t.co/kYW0QwYcpq https://t.co/7XL4RyrN7P
German police have dealt with an incident involving Albanian & Serbian fans near the centre of Gelsenkirchen. Most senior German police officer on the scene says at the moment they believe the incident did not involve England fans. https://t.co/GgQxmNNcvi