Thursday 27 October 2011

Police arrest 15 in Dortmund violence

Associated Press Sports

updated 9:11 a.m. ET Oct. 26, 2011

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) -Police say 15 people were arrested and several injured in clashes between officers and Dynamo Dresden supporters at a German Cup match at Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund won Tuesday's match 2-0 and advanced to the third round. Dresden's supporters clashed with police before, during and after the match. Two officers were among the injured.

The match was briefly interrupted several times when Dresden fans threw firecrackers and flares onto the field.

Dortmund's chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke said the troublemakers from Dresden caused damage estimated at ?150,000 ($208,905). The visitors destroyed about 200 seats, damaged kiosks and set toilets on fire, Watzke said.

The clashes came on the same day that German police reported the number of people injured in violence at games in the two top divisions reached a 12-year high last season.

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