A video reveals unbearable footage of an extremely brutal mass brawl: several men kick an opponent almost unrestrained on the head. Unbelievable: A helpless elderly man in a beige jacket and carrying a red shopping bag has fallen in the commotion and is unable to get up again. He clings desperately to a street sign – no one intervenes. Unleashed violence and aggression in the middle of the pedestrian zone!
The street Sandstraße in the city of Lübeck. Actually a quiet shopping street – which became the scene of a violent excess on Friday afternoon. An eyewitness recorded the tumultuous scenes and posted the footage on the internet. The footage shows ten young men attacking each other and fighting without restraint.
A man in his mid-20s with a beard and a waistcoat is beating a man using a rubbish bin. The scene is chaotic, the older man with white hair is lying on the ground. Right next to him, young men are brutally kicking the skull of another.
The riots occurred in front of a bakery shop near a bus stop. On the video, passers-by can be seen, completely stunned, trying to calm down the aggressive men. Screams can be heard. The perpetrators appear to be men of Arab origin. The word wallah (Arabic for “by Allah”) is often heard.
According to the police, it is not known what triggered the quarrel. The newspaper Bild reported that a school event was the reason for the fight.
In order to separate the group, the police arrived with ten patrol cars. According to Bild, four people were banned from the area. They are between 14 and 43 years old. The serious outcome of the brawl was that five people were injured, some of them seriously.
The police confirmed the authenticity of the video, but published a statement on the outbreak of violence in the city centre of Lübeck that leaves one stunned.
According to the police, sharing the video would allegedly make one liable to prosecution.
In a threatening manner, the police forbid you to save and distribute the circulating video. More than unusual – and it gets even more irritating: the police even ask to “immediately delete the video from your own computer”. The authorities remain silent on the reasons.
The police will not answer concrete questions until 9 a.m. on Monday.
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