Riot police disperse England fans in Lille

By Alastair Macdonald and Philip O'Connor
LILLE, France, 06 15 (Reuters) - People from france riot police charged plus used tear gas to disperse rowdy English soccer fans in Lille on Wednesday, though the northern city was spared feared clashes with Russian supporters.



During the day, police said, thirty six people 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 on Thursday.

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

At night, as the ancient centre of Lille filled with local people streaming home from a testing of the French team's success over Albania, confrontations 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 is little bodily violence and the government bodies said only 16 individuals involved in some method in the European football tournament were treated within Lille hospitals throughout Wednesday.
A game of cat-and-mouse, as England supporters managed to move on to gather elsewhere plus sing defiantly at police, eventually broke up in the small hours because fans drifted off in 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 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 associated with the 2018 World Glass warned by organisers UEFA that the country's team will be disqualified when there is a repeat indobokep of this kind of disorder.

Reuters journalists noticed at least three Russians detained by police in Lille before the match up, apparently after having been identified as suspects in the Marseille trouble.
During the game against Slovakia, the flare went off within the stands among Ruskies supporters after Russia scored late on to give the particular team's fans hope associated with salvaging a draw. But UEFA officials indicated that will the incident would not really trigger disqualification.

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

England fans complained the police got been heavy handed. "Shame, " some shouted in the heavily armoured forces.

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