The Marseille Prosecutor’s office said that the riots started specially trained Russian hooligans.
In the riots at the match Russia – England was attended by 150 Russians, prosecutors said.
In the riots at the match Russia – England in Marseilles on 11 June was attended by about 150 trained Russian “hooligans”. This was stated by the Prosecutor of Marseilles.
Prosecutor Brice Robin was blamed for the bulk of the destruction in the city on the Russian fans, noting that the English fans have also been involved in some riots.
Law enforcement officials confirmed that the clashes between Russian and English fans in Marseille injured about 35 people. Almost all of them British.
The riots in Marseilles 20 people were arrested, we are talking about the British, French, and Austrians.
Earlier it was reported that Russian fans attacked England fans after the match between Euro 2016. Around 30 Russian fans broke through the cordon of stewards and ran to the sector with the English fans. The brawl lasted as long as the stewards did not intervene in the case.
