Hundreds of German football fans protested in Bremen on Wednesday against planned tougher security measures at stadiums as state interior ministers met in the city to discuss the proposals.
Around 600 fans were involved, according to police. Other observers on site estimated a higher figure.
Fans have been demonstrating at matches for weeks. They feel planned new rules such as personalized tickets and centrally imposed stadium bans are unfair.
A final decision on the plans is not expected during the three-day meeting in Bremen.
People walk with banners and posters in Bremen’s Steintor district during a demonstration by soccer fans under the slogan “For fan culture and freedom rights” against the restriction of fan rights, as the Conference of Interior Ministers (IMK) begins in Bremen. Focke Strangmann/dpa
