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Bremen: Stairway outside Weserstadion sprayed in club colors

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A security guard saw 20 to 25 masked people spray the Verdener Treppe outside Bremen’s Weserstadion in green and white.
  • Police detained two suspects, aged 21 and 31, and found paint marks on both of them, with spray cans recovered nearby.
  • The two men received orders to leave the area.

A group of 20 to 25 masked people covered a stairway outside Bremen’s Weserstadion in green-and-white graffiti overnight, according to police.

A security service observed the group spraying the so-called Verdener Treppe across its entire surface. The colors match those of the Bremen football club.

Police detained two suspected participants, aged 21 and 31, near the scene. One of them had hidden in bushes, and officers found paint marks on both men.

Spray cans were also recovered near the stairway. The two suspects were issued orders to leave the area.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.