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- There were escalations in St. Gallen on Friday night as youths attacked police with Molotov cocktails, among other things.
- These, in turn, responded with injection of rubber and irritating gas.
- Two people were injured. 21 people were arrested. Meanwhile, everyone is free again.
- Hundreds of people were in town on Friday night. A few dozen were violent.
According to eyewitnesses, around 1,000 young adults met for the first time at night in Red Square, a traditionally popular meeting point for going out. The situation then escalated around 9 pm On the outskirts of the old town, youths attacked the police by throwing objects such as bottles and firecrackers at the emergency services. They responded with a rubber shot.
After this mission, the situation temporarily calmed down around 10 p.m. But the mood remained heated. After the police broke up the crowd, riots broke out again.
According to Klaus-Dieter Mennel, a spokesman for the city police, several Molotov cocktails were thrown at around 10:30 p.m. at the police officers near the train station. The emergency services used pepper spray and irritant gas.
Property damage had occurred. Bicycles, stones and construction barriers were thrown into the street and objects were set on fire. The stone throwing would also have left footprints. However, at first glance, the shop windows were not damaged.
Two young men were injured in clashes with the police. A total of 21 people were arrested. Now you are free again. The mood was very aggressive, Mennel said. The violent ones were a small group that separated from the group of young people.
It is the second time in a month that the situation in the city of St. Gallen has worsened. On Friday a week ago, the police broke up an illegal party with about 200 young people. This led to clashes with the emergency services, injuring a policeman. In addition, the rioters left property damage of several tens of thousands of francs.
Consequently, this time the police were prepared with a large contingent. A dozen of the team’s buses passed Klosterplatz and Gallusplatz. A police helicopter flew over the old town.
