Brawl at the pretzel festival: passers-by wanted after brutal attack!

Brawl at the pretzel festival: passers-by wanted after brutal attack!

On the night of Saturday, July 12th, 2025, an incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. at the Brezelfest in Speyer that heated up tempers and called the police to the scene. An initially harmless verbal argument between six people quickly escalated into a physical altercation, during which one man suddenly punched another in the face. The result of this violent act was a fractured nose and a dislocated shoulder of the victim, who then fell to the ground. The group of perpetrators, consisting of five people, quickly ran away after the fight and disappeared in an unknown direction. Unfortunately, the Speyer police were no longer able to find the group in the vicinity of the festival at this point. The investigators are therefore calling on all witnesses to come forward in order to shed light on this incident - you can reach the Speyer police station on 06232/137-0 or by email at pispeyer@polizei.rlp.de.

As [Presseportal] reports, an uninvolved third party was there and tried to resolve the dispute. But the trigger of the attack could not be stopped. Such incidents highlight the current security situation at large events and the potential danger that outbreaks of violence can pose. The Pretzel Festival incident is not isolated; The recent trend in violent crime in Germany, including a worrying increase in knife attacks, shows that public safety is more urgent than ever.

A worrying trend

Current statistics, as documented on [Dehler Security], show that 570 knife attacks at events have already been registered in the first three quarters of 2024 - a disastrous increase of 36 percent compared to the previous year. Over 60 percent of these attacks occurred in metropolitan areas such as Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Cologne, with the majority of attacks taking place in the evening hours between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Alcohol and drugs often play a role, and a shocking 85 percent of perpetrators are male and between the ages of 18 and 35. Many of them also have a criminal history. This makes people sit up and take notice and shows the urgent need for action to provide increased protection at public events.

Against this background, not only security precautions are becoming more important, but also cooperation between organizers, security services and the police. [Rheinpfalz] reports on the urgent need to constantly review and adapt security concepts in order to identify dangers to visitors at an early stage. These include measures such as strict security controls, the use of modern surveillance technologies and regular training for security staff. But social measures to prevent violence are also under discussion, because without a strong social foundation the situation will not improve sustainably.

The brawl at the pretzel festival is a clear signal that society is called upon to restore a safe environment at events. Let us help promote a sense of security and contact the appropriate authorities with information when we witness violence.