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Article: World Cup English Fans Go on Rampage in Marseille

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June 15, 1998
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About 200 English fans rioted Marseille on Sunday night, smashing shops and damaging cars on the eve of a World Cup game here.

Police equipped with the helmets and shields fired tear gas to contain the violence, which led the arrest of around 30 English supporters.

At least two injured English fans were described as in serious condition in local hospital while about twenty other fans suffered minor injuries. This was the scenes that the French authories feared most before the World Cup kicked off last Wednesday and the riots here eventually caused the cancellation of a free concert in the city Sunday night. The trouble started on Saturday night but spilled over to Sunday when rival fans from ...

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