MARSEILLE, France: A supporter of French club Marseille has been handed preliminary charges including attempted murder for allegedly firing a flare that seriously injured a visiting German fan during crowd violence at Stade Velodrome last month.
The Marseille public prosecutor’s office on Friday indicted the 26-year-old Marseille supporter, who allegedly launched the flare in the parking lot when Eintracht Frankfurt visited for a Champions League match on Sept.
13. The supporter was not publicly identified. The German fan sustained a serious neck injury after being hit by the flare and is still receiving medical care.
German agency DPA has reported that a 64-year-old woman was injured when she tried to remove the flare. Seventeen police officers were also injured during the crowd violence.