Monday, June 13, 2016

Prosecutor: 150 Russians came to Marseille to cause trouble (The Associated Press)

French police officers charge soccer supporters during clashes in downtown Marseille, France, Saturday, June 11, 2016. Riot police have thrown tear gas canisters at soccer fans Saturday in Marseille's Old Port in a third straight day of violence in the city. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin says 150 specially trained Russian hooligans were behind much of the violence that broke out in Marseille ahead of the England-Russia game on Saturday. Robin spoke after a weekend of violence in the French port city ahead of the European Championship soccer game on Saturday, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Robin told reporters Monday that while ''almost of those who were wounded were British,'' England supporters were also responsible for some of the violence.


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