19.05.2022 07:11 19.669
Fan riots in Frankfurt after Eintracht’s Europa League victory
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After Eintracht Frankfurt’s Europa League victory, fans rioted in Frankfurt am Main and police officers were attacked.
Frankfurt am Main – Thousands of fans of Eintracht Frankfurt celebrated the victory of the Hessians in the night Europa League final. Unfortunately, not everyone remained peaceful, there were riots in the Main metropolis.
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Thousands of Eintracht Frankfurt fans celebrated Hesse’s victory in the Europa League that night. A smoke bomb was also detonated in the Bornheim district. © Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa
There were several clashes between celebrating football fans and the police in downtown Frankfurt.
“It’s a sea of shards,” said a police spokesman on Thursday morning. Among other things, a radio car from the first police station was trampled by celebrating people after they had climbed onto the roof.
Some revelers also threw bottles at emergency services, as the Frankfurt police wrote on Twitter.
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Fans also climbed some of the superstructures on Frankfurt’s Paulsplatz to receive the Eintracht players on Thursday.
“This is dangerous, affects the technology that has been set up and ultimately endangers the celebration,” the police wrote in a tweet.
Many fans celebrated the Eintracht victory loudly and exuberantly on the streets, but without violence.
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Eintracht Frankfurt had previously won the second international title in the club’s history in Seville: the Bundesliga soccer club triumphed in the final of the Europa League on Wednesday evening 5: 4 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0) on penalties against Glasgow Rangers.
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