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Simply by Alastair Macdonald and Philip O'Connor
LILLE, France, 06 15 (Reuters) - France riot police charged plus used tear gas in order to disperse rowdy English football fans in Lille on Wednesday, though the northern city was spared feared clashes with Russian followers.

Throughout the day, police said, 36 individuals were arrested for various offences as Russia dropped to Slovakia in Lille and England prepared to play Wales in the particular same Euro 2016 group in nearby Lens upon Thursday.

There had been worries of violence in the northern between Russian and bokep Pembantu British fans after they got clashed when their groups met in the southern associated with Marseille on Saturday.
In the event, few Russians were in evidence on the particular streets of Lille after their team's 2-1 beat in an afternoon fitting and the main trouble in the evening had been caused by English fans chanting outside bars within groups of up to 200, watched by police.

After dark, as the ancient centre of Lille filled with local people streaming home from a screening from the French team's success over Albania, confrontations among 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 bodily violence and the authorities said only 16 people involved in some method in the European football tournament were treated in Lille hospitals throughout Wed.
A game of cat-and-mouse, as England supporters shifted to gather elsewhere and sing defiantly at law enforcement, eventually broke up within the small hours since fans drifted off in anticipation of the online game against Wales in Lens at 3 p. m. (1300 GMT) on Thurs.

Violence in the Mediterranean port of Marseille before and after England's 1-1 draw with Russia, which includes a charge in the stadium by Russian followers after the final whistle, offers seen the hosts associated with the 2018 World Cup warned by organisers EUROP�ISCHER FU�BALLVERBAND that the country's team will be disqualified if there is a repeat of this kind of disorder.

Reuters journalists noticed at least three Russians detained by police in Lille before the match up, apparently after having already 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 have scored late onto give the particular team's fans hope of salvaging a draw. Yet UEFA officials indicated that will the incident would not really trigger disqualification.

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



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

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