keep order on Wednesday as tens of thousands
of Russian, English, Welsh and Slovak fans
arrived for the latest round of high-risk Euro 2016
football matches.
Authorities fear that Russia's game against
Slovakia on Wednesday followed by a key
England-Wales clash in the nearby city of Lens
on Thursday could trigger a new bout of street
fighting.
A police spokesman said seven arrests were
made during the night, mainly to stop fights
erupting between rival groups of fans.
They included two Russians held over tensions in
a cafe where chairs and bottles were hurled and
two Ukrainians accused of carrying prohibited
weapons, the spokesman said.
"There were three cases of brawls between
small groups starting between midnight and 1 am
but these were quickly broken up."
Pitched battles erupted on the streets of
Marseille on Saturday between Russian and
English fans, the worst violence at an
international football tournament since the 1998
World Cup.
No comments:
Post a Comment