Riot police disperse England fans in Lille

Simply by Alastair Macdonald and Philip O'Connor
LILLE, France, June 15 (Reuters) - People from france riot police charged and used tear gas to disperse rowdy English football fans in Lille upon Wednesday, though the northern city was spared feared clashes with Russian supporters.



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

There had been worries of violence in the northern between Russian and The english language fans after they experienced 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 right after their team's 2-1 beat in an afternoon fitting and the main problems in the evening was caused by English fans chanting outside bars in groups of up to 200, watched by police.

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

There is little bodily violence and the regulators said only 16 individuals involved in some method in the European football tournament were treated within Lille hospitals throughout Wed.
A game of cat-and-mouse, as England supporters managed to move on to gather elsewhere and sing defiantly at law enforcement, eventually broke up in the small hours because fans drifted off within anticipation of the bokep online streaming game against Wales in Zoom lens at 3 p. meters. (1300 GMT) on Thurs.

Violence in the Mediterranean 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, has seen the hosts of the 2018 World Mug warned by organisers EUROP�ISCHER FU�BALLVERBAND that the country's team will be disqualified if 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 already been identified as suspects in the Marseille trouble.
During the particular game against Slovakia, a flare went off in the stands among Ruskies supporters after Russia have scored late on to give the particular team's fans hope associated with salvaging a draw. Yet 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 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 fans complained the police had been heavy handed. "Shame, " some shouted at the heavily armoured forces.



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