Tyskie Society to consider future of beer parties following fight in Rzeszow

Four security guards were injured on Saturday night after fighting broke out at a beer party organized by the Tyskie Society in the city of Rzeszow. The trouble started when a gang of around a hundred young people protested about the party closing at ten pm. As a result, a fight started in which giant TV screens, beer glasses and tables were damaged. One of the security guards had to be taken to hospital. Hanna Szuminska, spokesperson for the Tyskie Society, said, "We're very sorry. We planned to organize our last party on November 10 in Gogolin, but now the society's board will meet on Monday to consider whether to do anything at all." She described as incalculable the losses resulting from the damage to the society's reputation and the Tyskie brand. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 26) P.J.