German police carried out a series of searches on Wednesday in Cologne and other cities in the country in the investigation of the clashes prior to the Conference League match between Nice and Cologne.
German police carried out a series of searches in Cologne and other cities around the country on Wednesday in the investigation of clashes ahead of the Conference League match between OGC Nice and FC Cologne.
Apartments in Hürth, Pulheim and Bergisch Gladbach were also searched, Cologne police said in a statement, adding that they had executed arrest warrants from the city's district court. The police should give more information about these searches in the early afternoon.
On September 8 in Nice, before the kick-off of this match on the first day of the Conference League, several hundred hooded fans in the colors of the German club, out of the more than 8,000 present that afternoon, had caused violent incidents. by invading the presidential gallery to go to battle with their counterparts in Nice.
During these incidents in the stands, 32 people were injured and four hospitalized.
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