Violence erupts in Marseille over Algeria-Egypt football match
11/24/2009 6:02:00 PM
Rioters smashed shop windows, hurled stones at police and set fire to several boats moored in the southern French port of Marseille after Egypt beat Algeria in a soccer World Cup qualifying match on Saturday.
A police spokesman said more than 500 officers were deployed in the centre of Marseille, an often volatile city with a large North African immigrant population and football supporters who are considered among the most passionate in France.
Egypt won the match, which was played in Cairo, 2-0.
Police said they had made eight arrests, mostly for throwing objects, while one man was arrested for setting fire to a rubbish bin (...)
Rioters smashed shop windows, hurled stones at police and set fire to several boats moored in the southern French port of Marseille after Egypt beat Algeria in a soccer World Cup qualifying match on Saturday.
A police spokesman said more than 500 officers were deployed in the centre of Marseille, an often volatile city with a large North African immigrant population and football supporters who are considered among the most passionate in France.
Egypt won the match, which was played in Cairo, 2-0.
Police said they had made eight arrests, mostly for throwing objects, while one man was arrested for setting fire to a rubbish bin (...)