Tuesday, June 21, 2016

French police break up fights among Polish fans in Marseille (Reuters)

By Wolfgang Rattay and Bate Felix MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Police using tear gas, pepper spray and batons broke up fights between Polish soccer fans in the southern French city of Marseille on Tuesday, detaining at least 12 of them ahead of Poland's final Euro 2016 group stage match against Ukraine. Fighting erupted suddenly among a group of hardcore Polish fans and was swiftly quelled by police deployed around the waterfront. A police official said the fights involved rival Polish hooligan groups.

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