Soon after Argentina’s last shot on target in the World Cup final against France, urban violence erupted in central Lyon.
In the area of Place Bellecour, after the France-Morocco semi-final, dozens of young people set fire to rubbish bins, broke street furniture and set off fireworks.
The police, in numbers this Sunday evening, responded with tear gas.
About fifteen arrests were made among these individuals with hidden faces and suspected of being criminals.
Ephemeral shops located in the kiosks of Place Bellecour were attacked with the aim of being looted. The Monoprix on the Place Antonin-Poncet was also looted.
These overflows caused the evacuation of many bars on the Presqu’île where hundreds of Blues supporters had gathered.
The Bellecour metro station has been closed until the situation returns to normal.
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