England followers had been concerned in “an altercation” with Serbia supporters earlier than their groups’ opening Euro 2024 match in Gelsenkirchen.
Movies on social media confirmed tables, chairs and bottles thrown within the German metropolis earlier than riot police arrived.
Native police instructed the BBC that two teams had been separated and that seven individuals from Serbia had been arrested, one in every of whom is the topic of a felony grievance for grievous bodily hurt.
The UK Soccer Policing Unit (UKFPU) mentioned it’s liaising with German authorities and reviewing footage.
In the meantime, Hamburg police shot and severely injured a person who they are saying threatened them on Sunday.
A Hamburg police spokesperson instructed the BBC the suspect was armed with a pickaxe and had tried to ignite a petroleum bomb – however that officers responded with pepper spray after which shot him.
