{"id":387602,"date":"2024-04-23T22:57:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T22:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387602"},"modified":"2024-04-24T02:06:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T02:06:08","slug":"hundreds-of-police-subdue-hooligans-ahead-of-euros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387602","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of police subdue 'hooligans' ahead of Euros"},"content":{"rendered":"

An idyllic springtime morning in the sleepy village of St\u00fctzerbach was disturbed Wednesday with hundreds of German police taking on \u201cfootball<\/a> hooligans\u201d in preparation for the European Championship.<\/p>\n

Birds were chirping and golden sunshine was starting to warm a new day when a train of trouble arrived to shatter the peaceful scene at the village train station.<\/p>\n

Some 200 trainee police officers were on board to play the role of violent football fans. They were met by local state police, who quickly called hundreds of federal police to assist as the situation was simulated toward getting out of hand.<\/p>\n

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The train\u2019s walls shook as the \u201chooligans\u201d rampaged inside, singing, chanting and cheering. They burst out of the train when the federal police arrived, setting off loud pyrotechnics that sent clouds of red and white smoke up to the clear blue sky.<\/p>\n

Germany hosts the European Championship from June 14 to July 14, when security will be a priority with hundreds of thousands of fans expected for the 24-country soccer tournament.<\/p>\n

\"Hundreds<\/p>\n

\u201cAs police we have to be prepared because there\u2019s the potential risk of hooligans or violent people. Today we use the chance to train for those circumstances, how to stop them, how to communicate with them, and also how to force them if they\u2019ve done any trouble,\u201d Thuringia police spokesman Karsten T\u00e4schner told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main goal of today\u2019s practice is to see how the federal and the state police are cooperating together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altogether around 600 police were involved in the training, including about 100 off-site officers and the 200 police trainees.<\/p>\n

The police forbade any filming or taking photos from inside a sealed-off training area where officers processed the supposed troublemakers.<\/p>\n

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They simulated identifying individuals, recording them, registering them, and issuing stadium and other location bans.<\/p>\n

Police in riot gear waited outside the train while the \u201chooligans\u201d were kept inside. They were taken out one at a time for processing.<\/p>\n

Police officers on both sides of an individual would grip the person by holding their hands in unnatural positions to prevent them escaping.<\/p>\n

A police drone flew overhead to record the exercises.<\/p>\n

\"Hundreds<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will see what mistakes are made and learn from those,\u201d said T\u00e4schner, who was careful not to divulge too many details of the procedures being practiced.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe use modern techniques, like a super recogniser, special officers with extraordinary skills to detect people we are looking for especially,\u201d T\u00e4schner said.<\/p>\n

German police will be supported by international colleagues for the duration of the tournament.<\/p>\n

T\u00e4schner pointed out that they already cooperate \u201cstrongly\u201d for Champions League and other international matches.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith that knowledge and that experience, we\u2019re in a good shape also for the European Championship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

T\u00e4schner acknowledged some problems of violence this season around games in Germany, particularly at lower-league matches, but said \u201c99 per cent\u201d of supporters are peaceful and will just want to enjoy the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cZero violence is our main target and a goal.\u201d T\u00e4schner said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to welcome everyone to join the tournament. We are open minded. But we are also prepared for that small number of people who come with a violent attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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