During the European Championship round of 16 match in Dortmund, a man climbed under the roof of the stadium. The English newspaper Daily Mail
published video footage showing the man being arrested by the police. He was masked and carrying a large backpack.
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On Saturday evening after the match between Germany and Denmark, the officers announced that the suspect was a 21-year-old from Osnabrück. The police said there was no danger to spectators. There is no evidence to date that the man wanted to endanger stadium visitors, the statement said.
The man reached the roof of the stadium at 10:27 p.m. during the second half. There, he climbed from the accessible platforms under the stadium roof onto the struts of the roof structure, as can be seen from the video recordings.
UEFA refers to police
At the time of the arrest, many spectators had already left the stadium. The police approached the man after the game. A helicopter also illuminated the stadium roof, the police announced.
The European Football Union UEFA did not initially comment on the incident. Instead, it referred to the police statement. “We have no further comment,” it replied to a query from the news agency dpa. The incident has once again brought criticism to the security concept of the European Championship. There had already been discussions before when fans had entered the field to take a photo with the players.
During the European Championship round of 16 match in Dortmund, a man climbed under the roof of the stadium. The English newspaper Daily Mail
published video footage showing the man being arrested by the police. He was masked and carrying a large backpack.
On Saturday evening after the match between Germany and Denmark, the officers announced that the suspect was a 21-year-old from Osnabrück. The police said there was no danger to spectators. There is no evidence to date that the man wanted to endanger stadium visitors, the statement said.
