Five German football supporters attacked

FIVE supporters of Eintracht Frankfurt who were on the island for the team’s game against Apoel were attacked by unknown persons in Paphos early Saturday, authorities said.

The men’s taxi was stopped at 1.30am on Saturday by about six cars and the men were forced out of the taxi and beaten up, police said. Officers arrived on the scene but the attackers had left. Police say they have no further information on the attackers’ cars.

The Eintracht supporters, whose ages range from 25 to 27, had previously been asked to leave a Paphos pub because of their drunken behaviour.

They were taken to Paphos hospital but the staff there said the men were still drunk and two refused to be examined. One man cut the tendon on his left hand tendon and suffered a head injury, while another broke his nose. All five were kept in hospital and released later on Saturday.

Apoel lost 3-0 to Eintracht on Thursday during a Europa league game. The supporters of the German team had arrived to Cyprus via Paphos airport.

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