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Gardaí Open Probe Into Assaults at Schalke Fan March in Dublin

German police had warned of violent travelers, with their offer of specialist support declined.

Overview

  • Irish police confirmed an investigation into a suspected 11 October assault on Abbey Street Lower connected to the Schalke fan march.
  • Video shows a woman filming the procession being confronted and a man who intervened being shoved to the ground and kicked, with both filing reports.
  • Germany’s ZIS said it alerted Irish counterparts before the match that roughly 400 of about 2,000 Schalke travelers were police-known and potentially violent.
  • Schalke condemned the incidents as disturbing, launched a comprehensive review, and signaled potential club sanctions under its statutes.
  • German scene-experienced officers are sharing intelligence with Schalke and ZIS, with BILD reporting they have identified suspects and that victims provided footage to Gardaí.