Algeria fans' celebration of advance to Round of 16 turns into disorders in France

Sports June 27, 2014, 11:52

Dozens of cars and motorcycles were burnt around the country

PARIS, June 27. /ITAR-TASS/. The celebration of Algeria national team's advance to Round of 16 at the World Cup in Brazil turned into mass disorders in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and Marseilles overnight to Friday. Dozens of cars and motorcycles were burnt.

Clashes between football fans and the police took place in the very heart of Paris, at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees. Bottles and stones were thrown at the police.

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