LILLE, France – Police have used tear gas to disperse English soccer fans at the European Championship.
After a match between Russia and Slovakia ended in Lille, police chased large groups of English fans through the back streets around the city’s main railway station.
A group of about 200 English fans had been getting progressively rowdier and noisier, singing songs taunting Russia, when a loud explosion was heard and some bottles were thrown. England plays in the nearby city of Lens on Thursday and thousands of their supporters have gathered in Lille.
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Police appeared to make at least one arrest, pinning a man against the ground. Police then charged, spraying tear gas in front of them as they ran.
Some bystanders took refuge in a nearby pharmacy.
WATCH: Police used tear gas, pepper spray and stun grenades to disperse England supporters, who gathered in the capital of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ahead of Thursday’s England v Wales match
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