Rolling Stones: Police raid officials in Hamburg over free tickets Published duration 16 November 2017

image copyright Reuters image caption The Hamburg concert marked the start of the Rolling Stones "No filter" European tour

Police in Hamburg have raided a local authority and an events company over allegations free Rolling Stones tickets worth €10,000 ($11,800; £9,000) were given to local officials.

A hundred officials were given tickets after the district office approved the September concert, local reports said.

German officials are banned from accepting gifts.

The large number of officials at the concert had led to widespread criticism, Der Spiegel said.

More than 80,000 people attended the concert in September, with some reportedly paying €800 for a ticket on the black market.

Investigators examined computers at the district office and also raided the office of events firm FKP Scorpio following an anonymous tip-off, Die Welt said.

He said staff had worked unpaid overtime, to organise the concert, which he said was the biggest ever to have taken place in the city.

FKP Scorpio said it was "unrealistic" to assume that free concert tickets could influence the authorisation process.