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Before Eintracht semifinals
West Ham fans attacked in Frankfurt pub
Even before the semi-final second leg between Eintracht Frankfurt and West Ham, things are getting uncomfortable in the city: on Wednesday night, English fans were attacked in a pub. The attackers were probably supporters of unity.
Almost two days before the Europa League semifinals between Eintracht Frankfurt and West Ham United (Thursday from 9 p.m. in the hr-iNFO audio stream) there were physical altercations in the city. On Wednesday night, a hooded group of people drove in two minibuses to a pub in the Bockenheim district of Frankfurt, where, among other things, fans of West Ham United gathered.
As a police spokesman reports, the 15 to 20 people who, according to witness statements, could be assigned to the Eintracht Frankfurt fan camp, suddenly attacked the guests present. A 34-year-old man from the UK suffered minor injuries and had to be taken to hospital. When the police were alerted, the attackers left the restaurant and drove away. The search for them was initially unsuccessful.
Police will be present throughout the city
On Tuesday evening, two British tourists were attacked by a group of young men on the banks of the Main in the Sachsenhausen bar district. The same group that can be assigned to the Eintracht fan investor based on their clothing can also come into view for the attack on a student group from Croatia two hours later as the perpetrator, what it. The six young men were caught by a police patrol and provisionally arrested on a Main bridge.
After clashes already broke out during the first leg, the police will be present with numerous emergency services throughout the city before, during and after the game. The goal is a strict separation of the two fan camps, it said.