Massive riots broke out even before the Euroleague basketball final four in Berlin. Hostile fan groups continue to clash on Saturday evening
One person was critically injured in a mass brawl between basketball fans before the final of the Euroleague Final Four in Berlin. The fire department confirmed this when asked by the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, but gave no further details. It was first reported by t-online.
According to the police, around 60 people clashed violently at Prenzlauer Allee S-Bahn station at around 10.45 pm on Saturday evening. Fans of the basketball clubs from Athens and Piraeus were involved, according to a spokeswoman for the situation service on Sunday morning. The two Greek clubs are playing in the Euroleague Final Four in Berlin this weekend. Panathinaikos Athens will face Real Madrid in the final on Sunday evening, while Olympiakos Piraeus will play Fenerbahce Istanbul for third place. There had already been riots at the arena at Ostbahnhof before the semi-finals on Friday. Two police officers were slightly injured
Baseball bats and batons were used – 89 provisional arrests
Baseball bats and batons were used in the clash on Saturday evening and several people were injured, a police spokesman said during the night. It was initially unclear how many people were injured in the incident.
According to the police, 89 provisional arrests were made to establish personal details and various criminal charges were brought for assault and grievous bodily harm. Police officers intervened and then treated the injured together with the fire department, who took the critically injured person to hospital.
Shortly afterwards, there was another altercation in front of a hotel in the Spandau district. There, around 50 people, also supporters of the clubs, are said to have attacked each other. There were also provisional arrests. In addition, an investigation is underway into the setting off of pyrotechnics in violation of the Explosives Act.
