Lille. A burned-out bus and 28 injured, together with 20 followers and eight cops, left clashes between Lyon and PSG ultras at a motorway tollbooth on Saturday, earlier than the French Cup last in Lille.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who attended the sport, condemned what occurred “with the best firmness.”
The confrontation occurred when the 2 teams of followers crossed paths on the way in which to the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, on the outskirts of Lille, on the A1 motorway, within the north of the nation.
In accordance with the Pas-de-Calais prefecture, a bus was burned and 20 followers “have been barely injured.”
“At the least eight cops” are additionally injured, based on the prefect of the Northern area.
“The incidents confronted a couple of hundred Lyon followers and about 200 Parisian followers,” a police supply defined.
Throughout the day, PSG and Lyon followers had cheered up the streets of central Lille, with out incident, an AFP journalist famous. A formidable safety system had been established to keep away from issues.
Followers of each groups have been prohibited from shifting “outdoors the reserved areas” close to the stadium till Sunday at 4 a.m. (02:00 GMT)
The ultimate of the Cup (9:00 p.m. native, 7:00 p.m. GMT), which this 12 months is not going to be held on the Stade de France in Paris resulting from preparations for the Olympic Video games, is held on the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille.
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– 2024-06-03 12:13:27