After Reeperbahn attack: police raid targets violent HSV fans! | OneFootball

Early on Monday morning, more than 100 police officers in Northern Germany took action against violent football fans. Their target: The ultra and hooligan scene of HSV.

They were by far the ugliest images of the past HSV season: On January 19, around 150 masked hooligans attacked celebrating fans of 1. FC Köln on the Hamburg Reeperbahn. According to police reports, at least two people were seriously injured. Even more shocking was that the attacked visitors were largely older people who accompanied their favorite club on a weekend trip to the north.

Now the authorities have responded: In a coordinated action, according to Bild information, early on Monday morning over 100 police officers in several northern German states took action against violent "fans". The target of the operation were members of the ultra and hooligan scene of the Rothosen. The trigger for this measure was the aforementioned Kiez violence, where dozens of masked HSV supporters had beaten up traveling Cologne fans in a pub near the Reeperbahn.

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HSV supporters cause wave of outrage

The Rhineland supporters, who were tuning in to the away game at the "Rutsche" pub, were attacked with fists and beer crates. Several victims had to be taken to the hospital with serious injuries. After videos of this scene quickly circulated on the internet, the brutal act caused nationwide outrage.

In response, the Hamburg police set up the special commission "Rutsche", which is unusual in cases of violence related to football. Now the investigators struck: Over 20 objects in Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony were searched simultaneously. The focus was on digital evidence, crime clothing, and possible communication tools of the attackers.

Investigations are now underway against 22 individuals, 11 of whom are from Hamburg. They are considered violent or violence-seeking. The allegations include dangerous bodily harm and breach of the peace.

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