PARIS, 11 Dec. (dpa/EP) –
French security forces arrested more than a hundred rioting Moroccan fans this morning in the metropolitan area of Paris during the celebrations of Morocco’s pass to the semifinals of the World Cup in Qatar.
According to a police statement, the people were charged primarily with property damage and violence against law enforcement. According to police sources, some of them had simply gathered in groups “with the intention of committing violent acts.”
A total of 108 people were arrested and 19 security personnel were slightly injured. According to the police, some 20,000 fans of the Moroccan soccer team had initially gathered peacefully on the boulevard des Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Starting at 11:00 p.m., some people threw objects at the police and set fire to three scooters. Some shop windows were also damaged.