Plain clothes German police rushed to the tourists’ rescue, arresting six of the Russians, who were reported to be in their 20s.
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The fans had arrived from Marseille, France, where fighting between Russian and English fans supporters marred the build-up to their Euro 2016 clash.
The Russians “beat and kicked” their victims, leaving one seriously wounded with a broken nose, police said, without giving details on what sparked the attack.
Russian Federation have been handed a “suspended disqualification” from Euro 2016 by UEFA, but this will only be invoked if their fans cause more trouble INSIDE stadiums in France. The sixth was subsequently arrested at Cologne-Bonn airport, where the suspects had been due to board a flight.
The men had European Championship tickets for two Russian matches against England and Slovakia, and were carrying “typical objects used by hooligans including masks and gumshields”.
Police said that ZIS, a German police division for sports-related violence, will contact the French authorities as they seek to determine whether the Russians were involved in the Marseille riots.
“This consular assistance would, of course, provided”.
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“We do not know if they were deported from France”, the Cologne police source said, adding that all the suspects had air tickets to Moscow and held Russian passports. The trio received jail terms from 12 to 24 months and will be banned from entering France for two years.
