Europe 1 with AFP 08:40, December 19, 2022
After the defeat of France against Argentina in the final of the World Cup, 227 people were arrested on the territory.
A large force of 14,000 police and gendarmes had been deployed throughout the country, including 2,750 in Paris, to contain the incidents.
Among the arrests, there is in particular a 14-year-old teenager in Béziers.
A total of 227 people were arrested in France, including 47 in Paris and its metropolitan area, during the clashes after the World Cup final won by Argentina against France on Sunday, the ministry announced on Monday. inside.
A large force of 14,000 police and gendarmes had been deployed throughout the country, including 2,750 in Paris, to contain the incidents, which had already occurred after the quarter-final against England and then the semi-final against Morocco.
On the Champs-Elysées, police, targeted by bottle throwing and fireworks, used tear gas, AFP journalists noted.
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A 14-year-old minor in police custody in Béziers
In Lyon, around fifteen people were arrested for throwing projectiles and damage on Place Bellecour, according to the prefecture.
Five people were arrested in Bordeaux after clashes with the police on Place de la Victoire.
In Nice, the mayor Christian Estrosi condemned "with the greatest firmness" the degradation in a district of the city.
And in Béziers, a 14-year-old minor was taken into custody after mortars fired on a CRS vehicle.
