Bundesliga soccer team TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has announced a lifelong ban from its own arena for those responsible for the fatal explosion of a firecracker in the Augsburg stadium. “There is no room for such people in the Hoffenheim curve. Never again,” said TSG managing director Alexander Rosen on the club’s homepage on Monday. Rosen expressly thanked the members of the active TSG fan scene, “who obviously helped to identify the suspected perpetrators so quickly through their moral courage.”
Two men are in custody following the incident at Hoffenheim’s game at FC Augsburg on Saturday. As the police announced, an investigating judge issued an arrest warrant and is enforcing it. According to police, the men are two 28-year-olds from the Göppingen area. The Augsburg criminal police took over the investigation into causing an explosive explosion at the weekend. According to the police’s current knowledge, the number of injured people has risen to 13 people. There are also several children and young people among them.
The firecracker was thrown from the “guest block area” on Saturday during the 1-1 draw between FCA and Hoffenheim and exploded near the corner flag. Two men were arrested during the game.
