After the clashes on Thursday and Friday night, hundreds of supporters gathered Saturday afternoon on the Old Port on the sidelines of the first match considered high risk by the authorities.
from our special correspondent in Marseille
the game this Saturday night opposes the Stade Velodrome Russia to England but since Thursday is near the Old Port that take place each night scenes of violence between supporters. On the evening of Friday, seven people were arrested. Among them, three Britons, including a child and a French, going before a judge for acts of violence.
New clashes erupted Saturday afternoon between English fans and police in the Old Port at the ferry terminal. “The police intervened in a fight that pitted supporters of English, Russian and French in the area of the Old Port. It was impressive but calm has returned in a few minutes, “said AFP Police Commissioner Lawrence Nunez.
A police source specialist of hooliganism, causing clashes is to put on behalf of Marseille and Paris fans. After some friction between the two camps in the early afternoon, there was a stampede on public roads and English fans then threw projectiles at police. Who responded.
Shortly after 17h, violence still images were broadcast on TV without knowing who were the authors of these facts.
Friday, around 18 pm, police had to intervene to reinforcing tear gas after English fans threw beer bottles towards the police. “We were lucky, it’s still light but I fear that things degenerate if the local wildlife gets involved,” commented shortly before a policeman. A few minutes later in a nearby street, the famous “fauna” entered above the track. “They attacked the English and after they soon left. It was just to make a mess, “said one restaurant owner. On Thursday, a fight had opposed some 200 people mingling British fans and young Marseillais not far away.
Saturday before the clashes, police personnel were conducting regular rounds on the Old Port to intervene quickly but also to reassure the typical person looking for a peaceful afternoon. On their mobile phones, three English fans were trying to understand what had happened the night before watching videos posted on the Internet. “It’s shame. I do not know who started but it is not good for our image, “they comment.
In the center of Marseille, the Russian fans are relatively discreet.
In the city center, the Russian supporters were relatively discreet. If they are probably numerous, they do not move en masse but by small groups of friends or couples, flags on the hips or shoulders. More overt, English fans found their HQ in dock two restaurants of the Belgians. “We are England, This city is ours (we are England, the city is ours),” they chanted. Here, the game began at around 11:00 many beers.
The Interior Ministry considers the England-Russia match to be at high risk, the first of its kind for this Euro 2016. To leaving nothing to chance, the Marseille police headquarters unveiled two separate courses that will take Russian fans and English fans to travel, hoping the authorities, smoothly, at the Stade Velodrome. Thus, they do not accede to the sports arena by the same input. They will be directed by the police to route or another depending on the jersey they wear on the shoulders or scarves adorning their necks.
“I think it will be quiet tonight. Those who have their ticket will go to the stadium but I dread returning the Velodrome. I fear a “rendezvous” between Marseille and English fans, “hopes a restaurant in the Old Port which, in anticipation, will close its establishment before the return of city fans.
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