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Simply by Alastair Macdonald and Philip O'Connor
LILLE, France, June 15 (Reuters) - France 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 terrifying clashes with Russian supporters.

During the day, police said, thirty six people were arrested for different offences as Russia lost to Slovakia in Lille and England prepared to play Wales in the same Euro 2016 group in nearby Lens upon Thursday.

There have been fears of violence within the north between Russian and The english language fans after they had clashed when their groups met in the the southern part of associated with Marseille on Saturday.
In case, few Russians were 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 had been caused by English followers chanting outside bars in groups of up in order to 200, watched by police.

At night, as the ancient centre of Lille filled with local people loading home from a verification from the French team's triumph over Albania, confrontations between small groups of followers prompted riot forces in order to intervene, chasing fans together streets, using pepper aerosol, dog handlers and traditional grenades.

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

Violence in the Mediterranean port of Marseille just before and after England's 1-1 draw with Russia, including a charge in the stadium by Russian fans following the final whistle, provides seen the hosts of the 2018 World Mug warned by organisers EUROP�ISCHER FU�BALLVERBAND that the country's team will be disqualified when there is a repeat of such disorder.

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

UEFA furthermore warned England that Asiansexdiary a repetition of fans' violent behaviour could see the team expelled. There was simply no immediate reaction from EUROP�ISCHER FU�BALLVERBAND, European soccer's governing body, to the events in Lille, where police mentioned they had "saturated" the particular city with nearly 4, 000 officers and limited alcohol sales.



England followers complained that this police experienced been heavy handed. "Shame, " some shouted in the heavily armoured causes.

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