Eight men were arrested on the night of Monday 12 to Tuesday 13 september in Marseille for “prohibited carrying of a weapon”, “contempt against the police” and “violence against the police”, indicated Tuesday September 13 to franceinfo the prefect of police of Bouches-du-Rhône, Frédérique Camilleri. These arrests took place on the eve of the Champions League football match between Olympique de Marseille and Frankfurt, qualified as a match at “risk” by the prefect.
In detail, seven of these men are Marseille supporters. The eighth is a German supporter. The arrests took place in two stages: first around 9 p.m.in the city center“then around 1 a.m.,”on the Old Port“, she says to franceinfo.
#OMFRA ⚽️ I Police intervention @PoliceNat13 to prevent clashes between opposing fans in the city center #Marseille.
❌ Already 5 arrests made pic.twitter.com/uddDGg05ju– Prefect of police of Bouches-du-Rhône (@prefpolice13) September 12, 2022
This Monday evening, groups of Marseille and German supporters were present in the city center. They sought to confront each other. The confrontation was avoided by the intervention of the security forces who dispersed the groups. The police headquarters says it is planning a “reinforced safety device” for the match. The sale of alcoholic beverages to take away will also be prohibited from 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the boroughs of the city center.
“The stadium will be full, more than 60,000 Marseilles, 3,300 Germans with tickets“and probably until”5,000“without, of which”300 to 500 ultras“, specifies the prefect. German supporters with tickets will be transported from the city center to the stadium.
High-risk OM-Frankfurt match: “The stadium will be full, more than 60,000 Marseilles, 3,300 Germans with tickets” and probably up to “5,000” without, including “300 to 500 ultras”. “More than 1,000 police and gendarmes are mobilized”, warns the prefect Frédérique Camilleri. pic.twitter.com/2qDbVvfb3P
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The city center will besaturated“to prevent Germans without tickets from meeting there.”More than 1,000 police and gendarmes are mobilized“, warns the prefect Frédérique Camilleri, there were already 300 on Monday evening.