Efe

Updated Thursday, March 7, 2024-08:39

A woman is

admitted to a health center

after receiving an impact on the back of the head during the incidents "initiated by radical Basque followers" before the match played last Tuesday between Real

Sociedad and Paris Saint Germain

in

Anoeta

, has informed the Security Department.

According to what the injured woman's husband told the newspaper Noticias de Gipuzkoa, the 44-year-old Real Sociedad fan is

admitted to the ICU of the Donostia Hospital.

"Although she initially entered the stadium to attend the match, upon seeing her condition she had to be transferred, first to the Bidasoa Hospital and then, given the severity of the injuries, to the Donostia Hospital where she remains hospitalized," conscious, but "in serious condition due to

an internal cerebral hemorrhage

," details Noticias de Gipuzkoa.

The Department of the Interior, which did not report on Tuesday that any injuries were reported during the altercations, has indicated in a statement issued late on Wednesday night that the Ertzaintza has opened, ex officio, investigation proceedings into the injuries suffered. a woman.

In addition, it has contacted the family and requested the intervention of a forensic doctor "to carry out an independent evaluation with the aim of determining the nature and origin of the injuries," says the Department of Security.

The

Basque regional police

have "begun to collect evidence", including images from cameras in the area of ​​the altercations.

Likewise, the Internal Affairs Unit of the Ertzaintza "will open an investigation tomorrow to analyze the details related to the police action" and the Basque Government will refer the facts to the Control and Transparency Commission created to evaluate police actions independently, it states. the notice.

The Basque Government, the note highlights, "adopts these measures with the aim of determining the origin of the injuries and reaching a complete clarification of the facts."

The Department of the Interior reports that during the police operation in the moments before Tuesday's game, 8 officers were injured.