POLICE OF THE CANTON OF THURGAU DRAW A POSITIVE BALANCE: Approx 100 interventions were reported by the police forces of the Canton of Thurgau in conjunction with the EURO 2008. Main areas of intervention were Kreuzlingen with its UBS arena and larger communities such as Frauenfeld, Arbon, Romanshorn and Amriswil. The reason for the inventions were assaults caused by intoxicated, mostly male football fans. Compared with the estimated number of 100’000 individuals, who celebrated in the public area of the canton of Thurgau, die deployment balance remains positive. The mobile police station next to the UBS arena was frequently visited by individuals with all sorts of problems. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)

ZÜRICH FINAL BALANCE: Zurich City Police and police of the Canton of Zurich as well as Protection and Rescue Zurich draw a consistently positive final balance after the end of the EURO 2008 upon their combined operation in Zurich. Thanks to the careful preparation and the flexibly arranged operational dispositive it was possible to ensure a largely cheerful and peaceful major event whereby the sport stood in the center. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)

ZURICH: Many football fans were still in the range of the fan mile long after midnight. It came to a few smaller quarrels where the police had to conciliate. No serious incidents were registered. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)

PEACEFUL FAN ZONE: The first semi-final lured a great crowd of spectators into the fan zones and the fan mile in Zurich. The spirit was cheerful, peaceful and loud during the whole evening. Shortly before the match was finished, security forces placed themselves between the two groups of fans in the Public Viewing area within the range of the stage and thereby terminated individual quarrels. The decampment of the fans proceeded without any problems. (source: www.stadt-zuerich.ch)

STONES THROWN: In Winterthur the 17th EURO-day proceeded without any larger problems. Shortly after 11 p.m. it came to an incident at the Zwingliplatz between a Turkish fan group and two Swiss, whereby stones were thrown at the vehicle of the two Swiss and one of the two Swiss was violently attacked. Seven people were arrested temporarily. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)

REINFORCEMENT FROM THE TESSIN: In connection with the semi-final Germany - Turkey a group of around a hundred policemen of the county police force Tessin held themselves ready as reserve in the area of Aargau. Besides that the inspector of the police Baden-Würtemberg visited the police head quarters at noon today. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)

CAPSIZED: At the later Sunday afternoon six police officers of the Zurich City Police took an involuntary cooling in the Limmat. Not far from the Münsterbrücke a squad boat capsized shortly after 07.30 p.m. The cause of the overturn that led two boat-guards and four passengers to have an involuntary bath is still open yet. The river police drove swiftly to the scene of action with several lifeboats to rescue their comrades who floated in their life jackets. After the rescue, the boat was retrieved as well. After the involuntary cooling the officers provided their service in fresh uniforms. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)

ZURICH: COMPLAINTS DUE TO THE NOISE: No incidents in conjunction with the EURO 2008 were reportet, but several individuals complained at the control room because of the noise. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)

SECURITY WINS 1:0. Also before the upcoming semi-finals in Basel on Wednesday between Germany and Turkey the well proofed “One-Stop-Controls” at all boarders to Switzerland will be sustained. Due to execution of formless rejection and the denied entry by the Swiss Border Guard Corps (BGC), violent fans will be deterred! The BGC will therefore be supported by the German Federal Police. (Source: Swiss Border Guard Corps)

NOTHING IN PARTICULAR: In Winterthur no particular incidents were reported. A 17-year old Swiss was arrested temporarily, because he had damaged two cars in front of a garage. The Zeughausstrasse was closed in the meantime. Otherwise everything ran smothly. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)

ZURICH: Immediately after the end of the game hundreds of celebrating fans gathered in Langstrasse. Therefore the street had to be closed from 23.30 to 03.20 to traffic between Militärstrasse and Dienerstrasse. There were some insignificant quarrels and assaults amongst intoxicated individuals in the area of Limmatquai. Altogether though the situation remained calm and peaceful. (Source: www.securityeuro2008.ch)