Euro 2016 : England fans clash with police
Marseille, France –
Around 250 England supporters pelted police with drink cans outside a
bar in the southern French city of Marseille late Thursday ahead of the
country’s opening Euro 2016 match, a police source said.
A 24-year-old Englishman was arrested and spent the night in custody
after the trouble in the Vieux-Port area of the Mediterranean city.
Police used teargas to disperse the England fans.
England fans also clashed with a group of young Frenchmen, with one
Englishman needing hospital treatment for a minor injury.
A 30-year-old Frenchman was also arrested after stealing an England
football shirt.
England face Russia in Marseille on Saturday in their opening match of
the European Championships, which kick off in Paris on Friday when
France play Romania.
French and British authorities are determined to avoid a repeat of the
scenes in Marseille during the 1998 World Cup when English hooligans
clashed with Tunisia supporters.
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