Men with clubs storm Berlin hotel

In Berlin, men armed with wooden clubs stormed a hotel and instigated a mass brawl. On Saturday morning, the attackers had smashed the entrance window and forcibly gained access to the hotel in the district of Spandau, the police said.

Thereupon broke out in the foyer a violent confrontation with 18 participants, as it is called in the opinion of the investigators. At least six people were injured, including employees of the hotel. Several people came to the hospital for treatment.

What was the conflict about?

The police temporarily arrested a 17-year-old who was said to have participated in the brawl and had a knife with him. He was freed after a recognition service treatment. A pregnant woman, the suspect's 37-year-old mother, had to be treated with a shock in a hospital.

The exact background of the dispute are unclear. According to police sources, the police are investigating whether a dispute may have been related to the robbery shortly before: the 17-year-old, who was arrested later, clashed with several unknown persons at the hotel. What the conflict was about is not known yet.