Morocco’s impressive victory over Portugal and their passage to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar sparked celebrations for thousands of migrants from that African country who live in Paris and, a few hours later, serious incidents with the French police on the streets of the capital.
The confrontation between the Moroccan fans and the French forces started on the Champs-Élysées shortly after, the French national team eliminated England and advanced to the semifinals, where they will face the African team.
for accidents 42 people were arrested in the midst of a zealous police operation with 1,220 officers.
The match that Morocco and France will play on Wednesday at the Al Bayt stadium is generating tension on French soil. The largest number of Moroccan migrants live in that country.
Minutes after the incidents began, videos in which the Parisian police repressed Moroccan fans who confronted them went viral.
There have also been incidents during Moroccan holidays in the Netherlands
Around 1000 Moroccan residents staged this different Saturday accidents in several cities in the Netherlandswhen they celebrated the victory over Portugal.
As local broadcaster Omroep West reported, riot police were “forced to intervene by incidents and riots in The Hague“.
African fans gave full glee as Argentinian referee Facundo Tello blew the whistle at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium and the team led by DT Walid Regragui qualified for the semi-finals.
The celebrations of Moroccan sympathizers led to minor riots “in the Schilderswijk district” of the capital The Hague, when they tried to mobilize towards the Vaillantlaan area.
Uniformed officers arrested people and directed them “to Hollands Spoor station”, including the use of “on-the-spot dog units”.
Moroccan fans, as happened last Wednesday on the occasion of the match against Spain (which meant a passport to the quarter-finals of the World Cup), had celebrated the victory by launching “heavy fireworks” which complicated traffic in the capital Dutch.
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Source: Clarin
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