HAMBURG, Germany -- A special temporary jail is being built to detain hooligans during the World Cup for up to two weeks.
The facility will be able to hold up to 150 prisoners with the law allowing them to be held for two weeks in extreme cases, police spokesman Marco Haase said Tuesday.
Cells will be outfitted like those in Hamburg's main police station but will be specifically for people who have been "temporarily taken into custody" in order to avert violence.
"We want a peaceful World Cup and we hope that these rooms aren't going to be necessary," Haase said.
The jail is expected to cost $4.6 million as part of the $10.7 million security budget for the city.
Five of the 64 World Cup games are to be played in Hamburg, where the United States team is staying.
The World Cup runs from June 9 to July 9.
