Dusseldorf, 15 Jan, (dpa/GNA) – Several people have been injured in a mass brawl that broke out, on the sidelines of a trial in the western German city of Dusseldorf, a court spokesman said on Wednesday.
Some 20 to 25 people started fighting in a hallway of the Dusseldorf Regional Court, following a witness statement in a trial of a driver, accused of hitting a woman with his car during a street festival.
Two court officers are among those injured, the court spokesman said.
The trial was interrupted and adjourned due to the brawl.
The exact cause of the fight was initially unclear.
GNA