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Sturm Graz's Championship Celebration Turns Violent, Injuring Seven

Masked individuals attacked security and police during the Austrian football champions' festivities, leading to injuries and property damage.

Graz hatte sich am Samstag die Meisterschaft gesichert
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Overview

  • Sturm Graz secured their second consecutive Austrian football championship, finishing two points ahead of Red Bull Salzburg.
  • Celebrations at the Merkur Arena escalated into violence, with masked individuals using iron rods, glass bottles, and other objects to attack security personnel and police.
  • Seven people were injured during the incidents, including five security personnel and two police officers.
  • Authorities halted the music two hours before midnight as tensions rose, and a fire alarm was triggered in the stadium's underground parking garage shortly afterward.
  • Police dispersed a group of approximately 300 individuals who had gathered near a Sturm Graz bar, lit pyrotechnics, and obstructed traffic.