80 men brawl with machetes in Duisburg, Germany

80 men brawl with machetes in Duisburg, Germany
A HORRIFYING street battle between men armed with machetes and metal pipes forcing a state of emergency to be declared in Duisburg.
Police were called to the Altmarkt area of the city over reports of the mass bawl. Officers used CS gas to control the brawling men.
The scores of men were also using machetes, iron bars, telescopic batons, and a vacuum cleaner pipe in the fight in Druisburg, which is on the west of Germany.
Police said they were spat at and had objects hurled at them.
Around 50 people were arrested and onlookers captured the brutality in shocking photos. 30 people were later released.
one policeman was slightly injured.
"A cross-section of society in the north of Duisburg met there to fight," said a police spokesman. The cause of the dispute on Thursday was still unclear because the participants would not give the reason.
A police official told the newspaper Der Westen: "There are three rival groups. It may be a conflict between Turks, Lebanese and Kurds.
The police spokesman said similar incidents had taken place the previous night and the week before. Police are looking into whether there is a connection.
Marxloh, an area synonymous with crime and unemployment in Duisburg has been described as a no-go zone.

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