Members of the Bandidos in Berlin. Photo EPA / Gero Breloer
The incident last night in Sittard where three people were slightly injured, involved a confrontation between the Bandidos motorcycle clubs and the Red Devils. That the police late afternoon announced during a press conference with the prosecutor and the mayor.
The wounded concerned two members of the Red Devils and a prospective member of the Hells Angels. The injured have reported. There is no one arrested yet. The confrontation occurred at Dug Out bar to the Romans Street. In the same building is a section (chapter) established by the Red Devils. The police were about ten to fifteen Bandidos around 20:20 hours involved in the brawl. According to witnesses, was also shot in the fighting, but that can not yet confirm the police.
L1 reported today that the cafe sits next to a sports hall, where at the time of taking dozens of volleyball players were training. The building is also a fitness center and a day care located.
Mayor Sjraar Cox has the café immediately closed for three months. In addition, members of the motorcycle clubs not in the area come around the cafe. Cox further investigating whether the incident will affect the license of the bar. The neighborhood has long complained about nuisance by members of the motorcycle club. The mayor said he did not tolerate members of motorcycle gangs in his congregation performing mutual settlements.
“We as a church shocked them. With the closure of the café we want to create peace in the area and we hope to prevent further incidents. I also announced a noodbevel so we have people who are not supposed to be able to deny access in the area. We are also going to build a mobile camera in the hospitality industry so we went to the security in the region can guarantee weather and volleyball their sport again just to practice. “
There are last year more incidents the Bandidos in Sittard, in early 2014, the first Dutch branch opened here. The mayor is not afraid of a gang war, he said, but he fears a “fan-apart”. Cox said he was already at the Ministry of Justice has knocked asking for support to prevent a tribal war. He did not rule out that soon he again went to file a request with Justice.
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