Thirty six held in violence within Lille ahead of England game

People from france police have arrested 36 people after violence erupted in the streets of Lille ahead of England's Euro 2016 clash with Wales.

Flares and bangers were lit as officials charged at chanting fans, spraying tear gas in an attempt to distribute the crowds.
Police utilized pepper spray against an England fan who leaped towards them, as arguements appeared to break out amongst Three Lions supporters.

England supporters gesture towards a line associated with police during a stand-off in Lille (AP)
Authorities said sixteen people have been dealt with in hospital but gave no details about their injuries.
Both home countries will face each other at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the nearby town of Lens at 2pm UK time.

Many followers are staying in the a lot larger city of Lille and despite bars becoming shut, some supporters defied a ban on drinking in the street the evening before the match.
Some were seen climbing road indicators and while English law enforcement - sent out in order to help using the security operation - sepongan Ayam kampus urged fans to behave, French police billed at them repeatedly.

Late in the evening, two groups of about 250 English fans each merged just as thousands of People from france fans were streaming away of the fan area where they had been watching France beat Albania.
Several hundred riot law enforcement formed a human hurdle between two groups. Several fireworks were fired from the French side and a few bottles had been thrown from the British side.

The police after that charged in direction of the English, spraying tear gas and causing a stampede, with people sprinting into side streets.
Supporters of Slovakia and Russia were furthermore in the city right after their game in the particular city on Wednesday. Previously at night, a small team of people wearing Russian Ultra T-shirts threw a flare at a large number of England fans who else then surged towards them.

The Russians left the scene and the remaining British fans were tear gassed, prompting them in order to hold their shirts over their mouths as they left the scene rubbing their eyes and spitting.
Within footage posted online by ex-England footballer Stan Collymore, one man within a green hat was seen awesome wing mirrors off cars parked on the street.

Collymore said: "Somebody put a, not a grenade, something that went bang, towards some England fans and the England followers have just run. inch
He later pointed to a man who was pinned down in the road by police, and said: "You were throwing bottles. Yes. inch
French authorities said the arrests on Wednesday included six Russians involved in violence last Saturday in Marseille.

One more five people were caught for public drunkenness on a train from London which was stopped before it have got to Lille and then permitted to continue.
Away through the main square a team of England fans, who had been comparatively quiet, were encircled by police as they drank outside Cafe Ounce. The officers parked more than 10 vans and a police bus in the square around them.

Numerous fans congregated outside among the bars near the Lille Flandres station, with many of police officers carrying riot shields standing guard.
The particular crowd chanted God Save The Queen and Britain Til I Die, because well as singing "Where were you in Marseille? " towards the assembled police.

Elsewhere a team of England fans outdoors the railway station within Lille were penned in by police when one of these lit a flare plus began to wave this as they chanted.