CNN —Fan violence at a soccer match in Germany left 79 people injured on Saturday, local police said.
Supporters of FC Carl Zeiss Jena and BSG Chemie Leipzig clashed following the fourth-division match, which Jena won 5-0, in an episode of “disinhibited violence,” police said.
Of the 79 injured, 64 were fans, 10 were police officers and five were match stewards.
“We condemn violence in the form of physical confrontations, especially the use of pyrotechnics against people.
This has no place at our football matches and will not be tolerated by us.”Jena called it an “unpleasant ending” to the match, adding: “FC Carl Zeiss Jena wishes those affected a speedy recovery.
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