156 arrests as fans riot in streets.Byline: PAUL MALLEY VIOLENCE flared flare v. flared, flar·ing, flares v.intr. 1. To flame up with a bright, wavering light. 2. To burst into intense, sudden flame. 3. a. yesterday as chanting soccer fans gathered outside bars in Munich in the the build-up build·up also build-up n. 1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. to England's crucial World Cup qualifying match against Germany. The clashes were spread over a wide area of the city centre and the atmosphere remained tense before kick-off. A spokeswoman for the British Consulate-General in Munich said there had been 156 arrests yesterday. One hundred of those were Germans and most of the rest were British. A small number of Austrians were also involved. English and German fans taunted each other and met in a series of skirmishes between main station and the city's central Marienplatz square. Some of the most chaotic scenes were by the Cafe Schiller, near the station, where England fans hurled bottles at Germans and were chased down the road by police with batons. At the Augustiner restaurant, between the station and the Marienplatz, fans of both countries clashed twice within half an hour. Bottles, glasses and windows were smashed, and eight fans and two police officers suffered minor injuries. Two hours before the 6.30pm kick-off, tension boiled over into skirmishes which spread to the square itself as riot police riot police n → policía antidisturbios riot police n → forces fpl de police intervenant en cas d'émeute; hundreds of riot police → tried to restore order. Further violent hand-to-hand fights broke out at the edges of the Marienplatz and riot police on foot chased fans from both nations down the side streets. German police said they were fully prepared to cope with an invasion of soccer hooligans after arresting 40 mostly German fans overnight. Many of the arrests were made in Frankfurt, where about 450 German and 150 English fans, en route to the match in Munich, rampaged through the red light district. The German hooligans were well organised and had come seeking confrontation with English fans, said Frankfurt police spokesman Manfred Feist feist also fice n. Chiefly Southern U.S. A small mongrel dog. [Variant of obsolete fist, short for fisting dog, from Middle English fisting, . Many England fans took cheap flights to Frankfurt before making the three-hour train trip to Munich. 'German fans had come in from all over the country, many of them skinhead skinhead Member of an international youth subculture characterized by hair and dress styles evoking aggression and physical toughness. Typical skinhead style includes shaved heads, combat boots, tattoos, and prominent body piercings. types and really ready to make trouble,' said Mr Feist. 'We're keeping them in the cells until after the match. There's no point letting them out before, they'll just go to Munich to cause trouble there.' SUSPECT HELD UNTIL GAME ENDS A SUSPECTED football hooligan was held by police in the Midlands until the end of the crunch Germany-England match - to stop him travelling to the game yesterday. Police at Birmingham International Airport Birmingham International Airport may refer to:
But because local magistrates had finished sitting by the time the man was detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: yesterday, police were unable to apply for a banning order. A police spokesman said: 'Because there was no court available, we decided we would have to hold the man until the game had finished.' Another man stopped at Birmingham Airport yesterday morning was banned by Solihull magistrates from attending soccer matches abroad. Seven other Midlanders were also banned from football matches abroad. They were among 34 fans stopped at Birmingham Airport and the Kent port of Folkestone under the Football (Disorder) Act. The Act 2000 gives police the power to give individuals written notice ordering them to appear at a magistrates' court magistrates' court In England and Wales, any of the inferior courts with primarily criminal jurisdiction covering a wide range of offenses, from minor traffic violations and public-health nuisances to somewhat more serious crimes, such as petty theft or assault. within 24 hours, not to leave England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. during that time, and to surrender their passports. Failure to comply with such a notice is an offence which carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail or a fine up to pounds 5,000. The issue of a notice could also lead to a ban on attending football matches. CAPTION(S): BLOODY AND BATTERED bat·ter 1 v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters v.tr. 1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. 2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse. 3. ... a fan being kicked on the ground in Munich clashes yesterday and (right) an injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. supporter |
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