Eastern duel and AfD demo: "Difficult conditions" in Rostock

The high-risk match between FC Hansa Rostock and Dynamo Dresden will be a major challenge for the police this Saturday. This is because not only an AfD rally plus counter-demonstration will take place in Rostock city center on the day before the Bundestag elections parallel to the explosive eastern duel in the 3rd soccer league. Due to overhead line work, Rostock's main station will also not be served by several train lines on Saturday.

In concrete terms, this means that The approximately 2800 Dresden fans will largely arrive in cars and buses and will therefore not arrive in the orderly and predictable manner that the police are used to at such matches. These are all "difficult conditions" for the emergency services, said Rostock police chief Achim Segebarth to the "Ostsee"-Zeitung.

26,000 in the stadium, 6,000 in the city?

FC Hansa and SG Dynamo have had a great rivalry since the time of reunification. The Ostseestadion is sold out with 26,000 spectators on Saturday (14:00/NDR, MDR and MagentaSport). The police are also expecting up to 6,000 supporters and opponents of the AfD in the city center.

According to Segebarth, the police from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will receive support from other federal states and the federal police on this day. The use of a helicopter and several drones is also planned in order to be able to observe the events from the air.