GERMANY: DUTCH AND GERMAN POLICE FORCES TAKE PART IN JOINT EXERCISE IN PREPARATION FOR 2006 WORLD CUP

Record ID: 584705

  • Title: GERMANY: DUTCH AND GERMAN POLICE FORCES TAKE PART IN JOINT EXERCISE IN PREPARATION FOR 2006 WORLD CUP
  • Date: 15th September 2005
  • Summary: WEEZE, GERMANY (REUTERS) (SEPTEMBER 15, 2005) 1. HIGH SHOT OF DUTCH-GERMAN JOINT POLICE EXERCISE IN PROGRESS, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WEARING NEON-GREEN VESTS 2. LINE OF GERMAN POLICEMEN 3. LINE OF "HOOLIGANS," A GROUP OF STUDENT AND ACTOR VOLUNTEERS WEARING FOOTBALL SCARVES 4. "HOOLIGAN" WEARING "PIT BULL" HOODED TOP 5. "FANS" CARRYING GERMAN FLAGS MARCHING AND CHANTING 6. CHANTING FANS WALKING PAST, ONE SCREAMING "WE WILL WIN!" 7. DUTCH POLICEMAN (BLUE UNIFORM) IN RIOT GEAR AND WITH SHIELD TAKING COVER FROM FLYING OBJECTS, PAN TO "RIOTERS" 8. GROUP OF DUTCH POLICEMEN IN RIOT GEAR RUNNING TOWARDS "RIOTERS" 9. RIOTERS THROWING STICKS AT POLICE, POLICE RUNNING AFTER RIOTERS 10. FANS TRYING TO TILT DUTCH POLICE VAN AS MORE DUTCH POLICE ARRIVE 11. (SOUNDBITE) (German) JUERGEN GAIDAS, GERMAN POLICEMAN IN CHARGE OF EXERCISE SAYING: "Already we can say that it is working out very well, considering the different the main goals of this exercise and different organisation units. The cooperation is excellent and the measures are working out well so we can be very happy." 12. "SCUFFLES" BREAKING OUT BETWEEN "HOOLIGANS" AND POLICE 13. BACK OF SWEATSHIRT READING "NO ONE LIKES US - WE DON'T CARE - HOOLIGAN" 14. MORE OF SCUFFLES Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 30th September 2005 13:00
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  • Location: WEEZE, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVAE2MD9M96H9FC4JL2QRT8Y8Z0G
  • Story Text: German and Dutch police take part in a joint exercise in preparation for the 2006 World Cup.


    Dutch and German police forces have carried out a joint exercise on Thursday (September 15) with some 800 volunteers acting as "hooligans" in preparation of the 2006 World Cup, to be hosted in Germany next summer.

    The exercise on an airfield at Weeze airport in western Germany saw 600 police in riot gear from Germany and the nearby Netherlands battle with extras dressed as true football hooligans, equipped with flags and football scarves.

    Following the exercise, which left one photographer injured after he
    was hit in the face by a flying apple, was a full success, according to the head of the exercise.

    "Already we can say that it is working out very well, considering
    the different main goals of this exercise and different organisation
    units," policeman Juergen Gaidas said.

    "The cooperation is excellent and the measures are working out
    well so we can be very happy," Gaidas added.

    Germany hosts the 2006 World Cup from June 9 to July 9.


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