Riot police disperse England fans in Lille

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



Throughout the day, police said, 36 individuals 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 team in nearby Lens upon Thursday.

There have been fears of violence in the northern between Russian and English fans after they experienced clashed when their groups met in the southern city of Marseille on Saturday.
In case, few Russians were in evidence on the streets of Lille after their team's 2-1 beat in an afternoon fitting and the main trouble in the evening was caused by English fans chanting outside bars within groups of up in order to 200, watched by law enforcement.

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

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

Violence in the Mediterranean sea port of Marseille just before and after England's 1-1 draw with Russia, including a charge in the particular stadium by Russian enthusiasts after the final whistle, has seen the hosts of the 2018 World Glass warned by organisers UEFA that the country's group will be disqualified when there is a repeat of this kind of disorder.

Reuters journalists saw 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, the flare went off in the stands among Russian supporters after Russia have scored late on to give the particular team's fans hope associated with salvaging a draw. But UEFA officials indicated that the incident would not trigger disqualification.

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

England fans complained that the police experienced been heavy handed. "Shame, " some shouted at the heavily armoured makes.



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