40 arrested in Paris over Euro 2016 violence

MNA International Desk: About 40 people were arrested and detained in Paris over Euro 2016 violence. The police was forced to use tear gas and water cannon against football supporters who were throwing glass bottles at officers at the Eiffel Tower during the Euro 2016 final on Sunday.

Mobs of fans gathered at the base of the Paris landmark before and after Portugal’s stunning 1-0 victory over France after they were rejected entrance to the fan zone which was packed to its 90,000 measurements, Paris police said.

Other captures moved outside the Stade de France where the match was played. They were for public order offences. The base of the Eiffel Tower was overwhelmed in clouds of tear gas as riot police repelled the youths, who started fires on the pavement and threw bottles and other objects at the police lines.

The ground was beleaguered with broken fencing and crushed glass as evening fell, with loads of rubbish firefighters were later deployed to put out larger blazes on the streets of Paris, including at least one car that was set on fire.

However, last week, riot police unlocked tear gas in smashes with youths on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris after France’s qualification for the Euro 2016 final.

Smashes among supporters at the June 11 England-Russia match in Marseille left 35 people wounded in violence that French prosecutors have mainly blamed on around 150 “well-prepared” Russian fans who passed out targeted attacks on England followers.

Portugal’s tremor win over France in the European Championship final was the country’s first international title, though superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to watch the match wounded from the touchline.

The buildup to the football event had been out shined by fears of jihadist violence following November attacks that left 130 people dead.

In the days before it kicked off, unions disrupted trains and grounded planes and uncollected rubbish built up in the streets in strikes against labor reforms.