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Police Foil Planned Clash After Hannover–Darmstadt Match as Fan Arrested Over Hitler Salute

About 150 masked risk supporters were stopped near Schützenplatz on their way to the away section.

Overview

  • Hanover police said they prevented an apparently pre-arranged mass brawl between home and away fans after the 2. Bundesliga game.
  • Officers intervened when a group of roughly 150 known Hannover 96 risk supporters masked up and put on gloves commonly used in such fights.
  • A man was temporarily arrested after giving a Hitler salute inside the stadium and resisting officers as he was identified while leaving.
  • Police opened two investigations against the detained supporter and recorded numerous reports and assaults linked to the match, including incidents inside the arena.
  • The match finished 2–3 to Darmstadt 98, with tensions spilling into post-game security operations around the Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena.