The riot police were immediately alerted, the post said. They were able to identify a suspicious group of around 200 HSV fans. According to the police, personal details were established and identification measures were carried out. No information was given about possible injuries.
Videos of the clashes also circulated online. Cologne's managing director Christian Keller condemned the attacks. “I have no words for what happened this afternoon. As far as I know, the FC fans were really harmless,” he said, according to a club statement. “When harmless passers-by are attacked by masked teenagers, when women and old people are beaten, that is so anti-social, I have rarely seen that.”
