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One dead and more than 250 arrested during France’s World Cup victory over Morocco.

A 14-year-old died Wednesday night in Montpellier, France while celebrating their World Cup semi-final victory over Morocco, sparking incidents in some French cities where 266 were arrested. Ministry. from inside to Figaro.

The government delegation of Hero Department explained This is a statement that the boy was hit hard by the car and was taken to the hospital, where nothing could be done to save his life.

The events took place during the celebration of France’s victory against Morocco in the semi-finals of the World Cup. According to France Info radio, the driver pulled the car back after tearing down the French flag and ran over the victim. The criminal vehicle was located near the scene of the accident and its driver, who did not surrender, was being sought by law enforcement officers.

There were other less serious incidents in different cities. In Paris, where law enforcement deployed 2,200 police and gendarmes (5,000 in the entire region), about 25,000 people gathered on the Champs-Élysées.

According to the latest government figures, 145 were arrested in the capital, including a group of 40 far-right extremists identified in the 17th district with objects such as brass knuckles, suggesting their intent was to incite violence.

Another hundred arrests were recorded in the rest of the country. Among them, eight alleged members of the extreme right in Lyon, where the incidents took place in Bellecour square in the center.

In France, where there is a significant presence of Moroccans (the country of the Maghreb was a former colony), the French government ordered the deployment of 10,000 law enforcement officers in anticipation of an uprising.

Source: El Diario

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