German police snipers had Greenpeace activist in sights as he crash-landed paraglider on soccer match

Berlin — Shortly before the kick-off of the European Championship soccer match between Germany and France this week, a Greenpeace activist came hurtling down onto the field in Munich's soccer stadium. The environmental protester had intended to glide over the stadium with his paraglider and float a yellow balloon with a protest inscription down onto the grass, Greenpeace said, but his control system failed, sending him spiralling groundward.

The pilot eventually had to make an emergency landing inside the stadium on Tuesday evening, injuring two men in the stands before coming to a stop in the middle of the field. The two fans had to be treated at a local hospital.