Disputes between family clans escalated - mass brawl in Essen

Created: 06/26/2022, 09:11

Mass brawl with hundreds of participants in Essen (symbolic photo).

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Apparently, a dispute between extended families in Essen escalated.

Hundreds took part.

A 30-year-old man was injured by a stabbing weapon.

Essen – Several emergency calls reached the police and fire brigade around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday evening.

Several hundred people are said to have attacked each other with furniture, cups, plates, but also with knives and sticks, according to the Essen police.

Mass brawl in Essen: dispute between large families escalates

A 30-year-old man was seriously injured by a stabbing weapon in a mass brawl.

The seriously injured man was taken to hospital by ambulance.

At least two other people were also believed to have been injured in the altercation on Saturday night, police said.

One of the two slightly injured people was already wanted by the police on an arrest warrant for a robbery.

The man was arrested.

According to the police, there is evidence that a dispute between extended families was the trigger of the brawl.

The police are asking for information about the background to the crime as well as photos and videos of the argument.

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Two people were seriously injured.