Berlin: One seriously injured as groups clash in Tiergarten
Several groups clashed early Saturday on Potsdamer Strasse in Berlin's Tiergarten district. One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Symbolic image · Photo: Auge24.eu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (cropped and resized)
A fight between multiple groups escalated early Saturday in Berlin's Tiergarten neighborhood in the Mitte district, The clash took place near the intersection of Potsdamer Strasse and Luetzowstrasse, according to police information first reported by public broadcaster rbb. One person was seriously injured and taken to a hospital; rbb reported several people hurt.
According to media reports, blunt and stabbing weapons were used, and bottles and bicycles were thrown. Those details have not been officially confirmed. There was no immediate word on any arrests.
The exact circumstances and the background of the fight remained unclear. The police operation was still under way Saturday morning.