Mass brawl: Dortmund, Schalke and Cologne fans clash | OneFootball

Fans of Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, and 1. FC Köln got into a serious altercation in Dortmund-Scharnhorst. The police responded with a large force and filed numerous criminal charges.

On the night from Saturday to Sunday, there was a violent altercation between football fans of several clubs in Dortmund-Scharnhorst. According to the police, supporters of FC Schalke 04 met fans of Borussia Dortmund and 1. FC Köln.

The trigger for the altercation was apparently the abusive activation of the emergency brake of a regional train, in which the Schalke fans were returning from an away game in Magdeburg. The train first stopped at Dortmund-Kurl at around 10:04 PM. About 44 minutes later, the emergency brake was pulled again, this time in the Dortmund-Scharnhorst area. Subsequently, several people left the train and went into a nearby forest area, where physical altercations occurred.

The police responded with a large force, including a helicopter, and encountered around 300 suspected Schalke supporters. Near a sports field, the officers also came across about 90 BVB fans and five supporters of 1. FC Köln.

Emergency brake triggered: BVB, Schalke, and Köln fans fight

During the control, objects were seized that are considered "passive armament", including boxing wraps, mouth guards, ski masks, and gloves.

In total, the personal details of 94 participants had to be recorded. They were charged with breach of the peace, dangerous bodily harm, and dangerous interference with rail traffic. The Schalke fans were then escorted back to their train by the police, which was able to continue its journey at around 11:20 PM. The federal police also announced further criminal charges, including misuse of emergency call facilities.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing. No injured persons have been reported by the police so far, but rail traffic in the region was significantly affected for a time.

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