Huge range police disperse England followers in Lille

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

Throughout the day, police said, 36 people were arrested for numerous offences as Russia lost to Slovakia in Lille and England prepared to play Wales in the same Euro 2016 group in nearby Lens on Thursday.

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

After dark, as the historic centre of Lille packed with local people streaming home from a testing from the French team's success over Albania, confrontations in between small groups of followers prompted riot forces in order to intervene, chasing fans along streets, using pepper aerosol, dog handlers and traditional grenades.

There is little physical violence and the authorities said only 16 people involved in some way in the European soccer tournament were treated in Lille smp bokep hospitals throughout Wednesday.
A game of cat-and-mouse, as England supporters managed to move on to gather elsewhere plus sing defiantly at law enforcement, eventually broke up within the small hours since fans drifted off within anticipation of the online game against Wales in Lens at 3 p. meters. (1300 GMT) on Thursday.

Violence in the Mediterranean port of Marseille just before and after England's 1-1 draw with Russia, including a charge in the particular stadium by Russian followers after the final whistle, has seen the hosts of the 2018 World Mug warned by organisers UEFA that the country's group 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 match, apparently after having been identified as suspects in the Marseille trouble.
During the game against Slovakia, a flare went off within the stands among Russian supporters after Russia scored late onto give the particular team's fans hope associated with salvaging a draw. Yet UEFA officials indicated that the incident would not trigger disqualification.

UEFA furthermore warned England that the repetition of fans' violent behaviour could see the particular team expelled. There is no immediate reaction from UEFA, European soccer's governing entire body, to the events in Lille, where police mentioned they had "saturated" the city with nearly four, 000 officers and limited alcohol sales.

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

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