Escalation in Solingen (D) 200 car tuners attack police - officers use tear gas
A police operation in Solingen (Germany) escalated on Sunday night. Around 200 people from the tuning scene are said to have attacked an emergency vehicle and set off pyrotechnics. The police arrived with dozens of patrols.
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- There was a major operation in Solingen (Germany) last night because of a meeting of the tuning scene.
- Around 200 people are said to have harassed a patrol car and set off pyrotechnics.
- The police used pepper spray, cordoned off the area and checked vehicles and participants.
The police in Solingen (Germany) were deployed to a meeting of the tuning scene in the Piepersberg industrial estate late on Saturday evening.
The authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia had previously received information that illegal car races could be taking place there, as reported by the newspaper "Bild".
Parts of the group are said to have already been checked in Neuss and then moved to Solingen.
Situation escalates within seconds
When the first patrol arrived at the scene, the situation immediately escalated according to the police: around 200 people - some of them masked - are said to have approached the emergency vehicle, set off pyrotechnics and hit the car. The officers used pepper spray and withdrew. Shots from alarm guns were also reported.
As a result, over 40 patrol cars were deployed, including members of the federal police and the police task force. The area was cordoned off and all access roads were closed. Numerous people were nevertheless able to escape.
Around a dozen vehicles and about forty people were checked. The police banned people from the area; one man was taken into custody because he defied the orders.
The background to the meeting and the attacks is still unclear. The police are continuing their investigations on Sunday and are looking for other possible participants.