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The celebrations of Algeria's victory over Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations have reached the stage of death in the south of France after that year. a high speed vehicle driven by a fan killed a mother and killed her mother. In Paris, several cases of vandalism have been reported, especially on the Champs-Élysées.
The activist of the city of Montpellier, in the south of the country, lost control of his car as he celebrated the party and went to the family, killing the mother and seriously injuring her baby and her eldest daughter, according to a security officer.
The 21-year-old driver was taken into custody.
Troubles in France
During night celebrations held in central Paris, Algerian supporters took to the streets of the famous Champs-Elysees, where at least two stores were looted, according to AFP.
Didier Lallement, senior police chief in Paris, went to the scene, saying it was "time for this kind of irresponsible behavior to stop."
In Marseille, home to another of the largest Algerian communities in France, thousands of people crowded in the Old Port are to celebrate. In both cases, the police used tear gas to disperse enthusiastic fans.
The chaotic scenes that followed Algeria's victory prompted comments from the party of the French National Rally of the Far Right, which said in a statement that these incidents constituted a "rejection of France" ".
The party urged the authorities to ban access to the Champs-Elysees for Algeria-Nigeria semi-final.
Geoffroy Boulard, mayor of Paris in the 17th arrondissement, near the scene of violence, said he received confirmation that security measures would be strengthened for Sunday's match.
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