Overview

• After a 0–0 3. Liga match in Aue, a subgroup of Hansa Rostock fans allegedly racially insulted passengers of migrant background on the Chemnitz–Leipzig Regionalbahn.
• A train conductor alerted Bundespolizei Leipzig after witnessing both ticket evasion and the targeted verbal attacks.
• Federal police intercepted the train at Leipzig Hauptbahnhof around 19:30 with a large deployment and confirmed three initial victims.
• Prosecutors have filed hate-speech and assault charges against an 18-year-old and a 22-year-old supporter and opened a third hate-speech case against another individual.
• Eyewitnesses report that several passengers, including Syrian refugees, disembarked in tears and visible distress as authorities gathered statements and evidence.