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 plus used tear gas in order to disperse rowdy English soccer fans in Lille upon 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 particular same Euro 2016 group in nearby Lens on Thursday.

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

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

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

Violence in the Mediterranean sea port of Marseille prior to and after England's 1-1 draw with Russia, which Downlod bokep Hijap Kepergog ngentot includes a charge in the stadium by Russian fans after the final whistle, provides seen the hosts associated with the 2018 World Glass warned by organisers UEFA that the country's group will be disqualified when there is a repeat of such disorder.

Reuters journalists noticed at least three Russians detained by police within Lille before the complement, apparently after having already been identified as suspects in the Marseille trouble.
During the particular game against Slovakia, the flare went off within the stands among Ruskies supporters after Russia obtained late onto 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 a 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 in Lille, where police mentioned they had "saturated" the particular city with nearly four, 000 officers and restricted alcohol sales.

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

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