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Eight police officers injured after second day of German cup violence
• Clashes before Eintracht Frankfurt v Kaiserslautern
• Earlier violence involved Dynamo Dresden fans
Eight police officers were injured in clashes with fans before the German Cup match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern on Wednesday – 24 hours after violence marred another tie between Dynamo Dresden and Borussia Dortmund.
Eintracht and Kaiserslautern have a long history of animosity between their fans. Police say they were attacked with stones, bottles and firecrackers and responded with batons, and made eight arrests. One woman was seriously injured when she fell on to railway tracks.
On Tuesday, 15 people were arrested and several injured after clashes between officers and Dynamo Dresden supporters at their cup match at Borussia Dortmund.
Dresden's fans fought police before, during and after the match, leaving two officers injured. The match was briefly interrupted several times when Dresden fans threw firecrackers and flares on to the field.
Dortmund's chief executive, Hans-Joachim Watzke, said the violence caused damage estimated at £130,000, with around 200 seats destroyed, kiosks damaged and toilets set on fire.
German police reported that the number of people injured in violence at games in the two top divisions reached a 12-year high last season.
Eight police officers injured after second day of German cup violence
• Clashes before Eintracht Frankfurt v Kaiserslautern
• Earlier violence involved Dynamo Dresden fans
- Associated Press
- guardian.co.uk, Thursday 27 October 2011 11.31 BST
- Article history
Eight police officers were injured in clashes with fans before the German Cup match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern on Wednesday – 24 hours after violence marred another tie between Dynamo Dresden and Borussia Dortmund.
Eintracht and Kaiserslautern have a long history of animosity between their fans. Police say they were attacked with stones, bottles and firecrackers and responded with batons, and made eight arrests. One woman was seriously injured when she fell on to railway tracks.
On Tuesday, 15 people were arrested and several injured after clashes between officers and Dynamo Dresden supporters at their cup match at Borussia Dortmund.
Dresden's fans fought police before, during and after the match, leaving two officers injured. The match was briefly interrupted several times when Dresden fans threw firecrackers and flares on to the field.
Dortmund's chief executive, Hans-Joachim Watzke, said the violence caused damage estimated at £130,000, with around 200 seats destroyed, kiosks damaged and toilets set on fire.
German police reported that the number of people injured in violence at games in the two top divisions reached a 12-year high last season.
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