Several Arrested After Crowd Pelts Police at Dortmund €1 Kebab Opening
A crowd at a newly opened kebab shop in Dortmund, western Germany, attacked police officers on Sunday, and several people were arrested, The Guardian reported. Officers were pelted with bottles, stones, fireworks, an electric scooter and a chair.
The shop owner had advertised a doner kebab for €1 ahead of the opening, and hundreds of people came to take up the offer. The owner estimated that about 1,000 people were present. Police put the number at about 300. The owner had hired private security guards for the opening, but they were overwhelmed before police were called.
According to the police press release, officers were called on Sunday afternoon, 8 November, at around 14:15, to a fast-food snack bar on Körner Hellweg. Police later deployed about 100 officers on the ground, along with a helicopter.
Several people were arrested. One of them was found with a blank-firing pistol, a type of gun that is not designed to fire live rounds. Those arrested face charges of breaching the peace, property damage and insult, and police are investigating additional suspects, according to Welt.
The shop owner said he would donate any remaining kebabs to a homeless charity in the city.
The price drew attention for the gap it opened. A doner kebab in Germany usually costs around €7.50 to €9, the Guardian reported, while until about 2020 it typically sold for between €3.50 and €4.
