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Firecracker Injures Three at Saalfeld Cup Final

Police ask witnesses to come forward in a probe into dangerous bodily harm.

Overview

  • A firecracker exploded in the spectator area after the Kreispokal final in Saalfeld, injuring three spectators.
  • Police said the device went off near the midfield line in front of fans.
  • The injured were two women, 19 and 24, with ear pain, including one with a leg wound, plus a 31-year-old man with ear pain.
  • Ambulance staff treated all three at the scene in a rescue vehicle.
  • Officers opened an investigation for dangerous bodily harm, have not identified the person who lit the device, and asked witnesses to contact the Salzwedel police.