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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 02:24 PM Jun 2016

Police use tear gas to disperse English soccer fans

http://my.xfinity.com/articles/sports-general/20160615/SOC--Euro.2016-Fans/

French police used tear gas to disperse English soccer fans at the European Championship on Wednesday, the fourth time England fans have been involved in violent incidents since the start of the tournament....

A group of about 200 English fans had been getting progressively rowdier and noisier, singing songs taunting Russia, when a loud explosion was heard and some bottles were thrown....

Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the French ambassador to protest the detention of Russian soccer fans in southern France.

The ministry said the decision by the Marseille prosecutor to hold the Russians for 48 hours pending investigation was "discriminatory." It warned that "further fanning of anti-Russian sentiments over our team's participation in the European Championship could significantly strain the atmosphere of Russian-French ties."
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