A fight broke out Saturday night in Nice about 23 hours rue Saint François de Pauel shortly after the match of Euro 2016 England-Russia in Marseille. It involved 20-30 “ultras” Nice and Northern Irish supporters, leaving nine injured, one suffering from a head injury.
- By Anne Le Hars
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© F3 Ireland-Poland match is scheduled this Sunday at 18H in Nice as part of Euro 2016.
Report of Persia Bernard Chapelard Raymond Theron Olivier and Lemaire Sebastian.
Nice brawl between 20 to 30 “ultras” Nice and northern Irish fans: 9 injured
a fight broke out Saturday night in Nice about 23 hours rue Saint françois Pauel shortly after the end of the match of Euro 2016 England-Russia in Marseille. It involved 20-30 “ultras” Nice and Northern Irish supporters, leaving nine injured, one suffering from a head injury.
According to a Northern Irish police officer told AFP, “about 20 to 30 young people have Nice started throwing bottles in the Northern Irish management who responded by doing the same, before the police intervenes and separates them. ”
Comment boss of the pub in the Rue Saint François de Paule:
“The course saleya was full of people, full of Irish and Polish fans before the game tomorrow. Everyone was singing, it was going well. we were at the table, and then suddenly we heard broken bottles noises, screams. then it was lifted, we went to see and everyone was fighting down “, testified by telephone to AFP Emeline Combi, a political science student who witnessed the scene.
“They (hooligans) even swinging bottles on the terrace of the restaurant, we were forced to withdraw” , she added.
A total of nine people were supported by firefighters and transported to the emergency department of the Pasteur Hospital, said the prefecture.
reaction prefect Sunday morning:
Adolphe Colrat Alpes-Maritimes Prefect following clashes in Nice
Adolphe Colrat Declaration Alpes-Maritimes prefect Sunday morning.
A head injury
One of them suffered a head injury after falling from a street lamp, and is output the hospital this morning.
the prosecutor has opened an investigation to identify the perpetrators, three people have been arrested since last night.
Christian Estrosi, the LR mayor of the city of Nice, condemned the violence on his twitter account: “the behavior of these #hooligans is unacceptable and must be condemned severely.”
A Poland-Ireland match is scheduled for Sunday at 18:00 in Nice as part of Euro 2016. Many
Polish supporters were in neighboring cafes but did not take part in the fight. Many were taking selfies with their Northern Irish counterparts, noted AFP.
The authorities planned to focus on monitoring the Nice supporters Sunday, said the prefecture.
– with AFP –
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