Security personnel flee into the watchtower
Zoff again at the outdoor pool in Berlin
There was another big argument in an outdoor pool in Berlin – this time with 11 injured and three arrested.
As the police announced on Wednesday, those who were subsequently arrested were evicted from the outdoor pool in the Neukölln district on Tuesday evening along with a group of twelve people over a brawl. Next, the group returned to the restroom partly through the main entrance, and partly over the fence.
Security personnel fled
Eyewitnesses reported that the members of the group attacked the security men of al-Baraka and fired tear gas several times. All the suspects also had beating tools in their possession. Three security personnel fled to the watchtower in the outdoor pool and locked themselves there. Then the group unsuccessfully tried to break the door.
Three suspects arrested
When the police arrived, all members of the attacking group fled in different directions. However, officers found three suspects – aged 19, 23 and 24 – sitting in a car in front of the bathroom and arrested them. Emergency services also discovered a baton under the passenger seat, a baseball bat in the trunk of the car, and a knife on the 23-year-old driver. All materials have been confiscated.
The three men were taken into police custody and tried there, but were released again. In particular, investigations into grave breaches of the peace continued.
In the conflict, a total of 11 people between the ages of 15 and 49 were injured by the irritating gas, including six showers, four security personnel and a paramedic. They complained of eye irritation and respiratory problems. Two men said they were punched in the face. Three of the bathers came to the hospital for further treatment, and the rest of the injured received treatment on an outpatient basis on the site.
Only recently a similar incident occurred in the same outdoor pool: a few weeks ago, 250 people got involved in an argument after a dispute over spraying with water cannons. The previous weekend, spraying water pistols in a summer swimming pool in Steglitz had sparked a fight between about a hundred people. (AFP)
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