After the serious riots at the home game of the second division soccer team 1. FC Magdeburg On Saturday the police arrested a 29-year-old. The man is said to have attacked and injured a police officer with a stone slab, the police said. He is therefore being investigated on suspicion of attempted murder, serious breach of the peace, grievous bodily harm and physical assault against law enforcement officers.
After his arrest, the suspect was brought before a judge at the Magdeburg district court, who issued an arrest warrant. He is transferred to a correctional facility.
In the game against Dynamo Dresden There was an escalation of violence near the home fans’ block last Saturday. According to authorities, 70 police officers were injured and 17 of the officers had to be treated in hospital. They were pelted with, among other things, stones, barriers, garbage cans, chairs, toilets, paving slabs and a manhole cover. The police are investigating two further cases on suspicion of attempted murder.
The club has not yet commented on possible consequences
The investigators assume that the violence was deliberately caused. On the eve of the game, according to the police Around 90 Dynamo supporters and around 50 fans from Magdeburg arranged a confrontation in neighboring Schönebeck, which was prevented by the police.
A total of around 600 police officers were on duty on match day. Most came from Saxony-Anhalt, and forces from Brandenburg and Saxony also supported. Dynamo Dresden won the East derby 2-1.
1. FC Magdeburg has not yet commented on possible consequences. It was said that the incidents were still being processed. The club also did not comment on possible changes to the security concept.
