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Simply by Alastair Macdonald and Philip O'Connor
LILLE, France, 06 15 (Reuters) - People from france riot police charged and used tear gas to disperse rowdy English soccer fans in Lille upon Wednesday, though the northern city was spared feared https://t.co/trg3U0UKlG clashes with Russian followers.

During the day, police said, 36 individuals were arrested for various offences as Russia dropped to Slovakia in Lille and England prepared in order to play Wales in the same Euro 2016 team in nearby Lens on Thursday.

There had been fears of violence within the north between Russian and British fans after they experienced clashed when their teams met in the southern city of Marseille on Saturday.
In case, few Russians had been in evidence on the particular streets of Lille right after their team's 2-1 defeat in an afternoon fitting and the main difficulty in the evening was caused by English followers chanting outside bars in groups of up to 200, watched by police.

At night, as the historic centre of Lille stuffed with local people streaming home from a screening of the French team's victory over Albania, confrontations in between small groups of followers prompted riot forces in order to intervene, chasing fans together streets, using pepper spray, dog handlers and traditional grenades.

There was clearly little physical violence and the authorities said only 16 individuals involved in some method in the European soccer tournament were treated within Lille hospitals throughout Wed.
A game of cat-and-mouse, as England supporters shifted to gather elsewhere plus sing defiantly at law enforcement, eventually broke up within the small hours because fans drifted off within anticipation of the sport against Wales in Lens at 3 p. meters. (1300 GMT) on Thursday.

Violence in the Mediterranean sea port of Marseille prior to and after England's 1-1 draw with Russia, including a charge in the stadium by Russian enthusiasts following the final whistle, offers seen the hosts of the 2018 World Cup warned by organisers EUROP�ISCHER FU�BALLVERBAND that the country's group will be disqualified when there is a repeat of this kind of disorder.

Reuters journalists saw at least three Russians detained by police within Lille before the complement, apparently after having been identified as suspects in the Marseille trouble.
During the game against Slovakia, the flare went off in the stands among Ruskies supporters after Russia scored late onto give the particular team's fans hope associated with salvaging a draw. But UEFA officials indicated that will the incident would not trigger disqualification.

UEFA also warned England that a repetition of fans' violent behaviour could see the particular team expelled. There was clearly no immediate reaction from EUROP�ISCHER FU�BALLVERBAND, European soccer's governing entire body, to the events within Lille, where police mentioned they had "saturated" the particular city with nearly four, 000 officers and restricted alcohol sales.

England followers complained that the police had been heavy handed. "Shame, " some shouted at the heavily armoured causes.

However, the authorities had clearly decided to keep back from making bulk arrests among noisy plus disruptive groups. (Additional confirming by Pierre Savary and John Irish; Writing by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Bill Rigby)