World Cup. Incidents, scuffles and arrests during the evening of victory

After a hot-boiling atmosphere this Sunday before, during and after the game that dedicated the Blues world champions of football, the spirits were somewhat warmed up during the third half in the evening. Incidents took place in Paris, Lyon, Nantes Marseille and Rouen. Several people were arrested.

Only a series of unrest on the fanatical fan zone of Rennes was to deplore this Sunday in the late afternoon, during the coronation of France in Russia, during the final of the Cup of the football world. But in the evening, while the French celebrate in a huge popular jubilation the victory of the Blues, several incidents have tarnished the atmosphere.

Breakers in Paris and Lyon

In Paris, thirty young people broke and looted Sunday evening Drugstore Publicis Champs-Elysees, reports the AFP.

Images of the case have been relayed by Guillaume Gomez, Chef of the kitchens of the Elysée Palace, on his Twitter account.

Scuffles continued sporadically between the police and groups of "breakers" who exchanged jets bottles or chairs against tear gas on the prestigious avenue. It was gradually emptied of the mbad of hundreds of thousands of partygoers who celebrated the victory of the Blues from the final whistle. Around 23:30, the police have used water launching devices to disperse troublemakers.

Incidents broke out in downtown Lyon. While the crowd was still crowded around Place Bellecour, where some 20,000 people had come to watch the final on a giant screen, a group of fans rode early in the evening on an anti-intrusion truck located at a the angle of the esplanade, according to the authorities.

The atmosphere then degenerated and the police charged in the direction of a hundred young people, wiping projectiles and firing teargas grenades These clashes provoking crowd movements and fumes annoying people in the public. Sporadic incidents continued between police and small groups of "thugs" in some very localized downtown locations.

Interpellations in Marseille

In Marseille, several incidents occurred, especially around the Old Port and the fan zone. "There were many projectiles, two members of the security forces were injured, and 10 people were arrested" a police spokesman said. Shortly before 11 pm, the situation was calm again.

In Ajaccio, some clashes erupted after the final whistle between supporters of the team of France who were celebrating the victory, and people claiming to support Croatia, reported firefighters and the services of the prefecture . There are no casualties.

Echauffourées in the West

In Nantes, spirits began to warm up near the CHU. Projectiles were launched on the police, who responded with tear gas.

A clash erupted in La Roche-sur-Yon as the crowd pressed into Napoleon's place, after a two-wheeler tried to override the safety instructions.

In Rouen, the place of the Hôtel-de-Ville of Rouen was evacuated by the CRS around 9:10 pm, after a series of incidents. Two of our colleagues, journalists for the site actu.fr were injured. Seven people were arrested in the capital of the Seine Maritime, reported the prefecture.

A woman was also wounded in La Flèche en Sarthe, after falling off the platform of a pickup truck while participating in the festivities after the victory of the Blues.

Several fatalities [19659004] The victory of the Blues was also bereaved by several fatal accidents. In Annecy, a man in his fifties killed himself by diving into a cbad, in a shallow depth of water. In Saint-Félix (Oise), a man who was partying while driving, died after having built his car in a plane tree. Three children, aged 3 and 6, were also seriously injured after being struck by a motorcycle in Frouard (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

"We call everyone to be fully responsible for his safety and that of others for the celebration to be beautiful to the end" told AFP, the spokesman from the Minister of the Interior.

In other streets of the city, thousands of people were celebrating the victory of the Blues against Croatia in a good-natured atmosphere. A car burned in downtown Flers on the sidelines of the Victory celebrations, but the cause of the fire would be accidental.