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By Alastair Macdonald and Philip O'Connor
LILLE, France, June 15 (Reuters) - French riot police charged plus used tear gas in order to disperse rowdy English soccer fans in Lille on Wednesday, though the northern city was spared feared clashes with Russian followers.

During i thought about this the day, police said, 36 people were arrested for different offences as Russia dropped to Slovakia in Lille and England prepared in order to play Wales in the particular same Euro 2016 group in nearby Lens upon Thursday.

There have been fears of violence within the northern between Russian and The english language fans after they got clashed when their groups met in the southern associated with Marseille on Saturday.
In case, few Russians had been in evidence on the streets of Lille right after their team's 2-1 defeat in an afternoon fitting and the main trouble in the evening had been caused by English enthusiasts chanting outside bars within groups of up in order to 200, watched by police.

After dark, as the historic centre of Lille filled with local people loading home from a verification of the French team's victory over Albania, confrontations between small groups of supporters prompted riot forces to intervene, chasing fans together streets, using pepper aerosol, dog handlers and traditional acoustic grenades.

There was little bodily violence and the regulators said only 16 people involved in some method in the European football tournament were treated in Lille hospitals throughout Wednesday.
A game of cat-and-mouse, as England supporters moved on to gather elsewhere plus sing defiantly at police, eventually broke up within the small hours as fans drifted off in anticipation of the game against Wales in Zoom lens at 3 p. m. (1300 GMT) on Thursday night.

Violence in the Mediterranean sea port of Marseille prior to and after England's 1-1 draw with Russia, which includes a charge in the particular stadium by Russian enthusiasts following the final whistle, provides seen the hosts associated with the 2018 World Cup warned by organisers UEFA that the country's team will be disqualified when there is a repeat of such disorder.

Reuters journalists saw at least three Russians detained by police within Lille before the complement, apparently after having already been identified as suspects in the Marseille trouble.
During the game against Slovakia, a flare went off in the stands among Russian supporters after Russia have 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 the repetition of fans' chaotic behaviour could see the particular team expelled. There was clearly simply no immediate reaction from UEFA, European soccer's governing entire body, to the events within Lille, where police stated they had "saturated" the particular city with nearly 4, 000 officers and restricted alcohol sales.

England fans complained that the police had been heavy handed. "Shame, " some shouted from the heavily armoured forces.

However, the authorities experienced clearly decided to hold back from making mass arrests among noisy plus disruptive groups. (Additional reporting by Pierre Savary and John Irish; Writing simply by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Bill Rigby)