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Over 160 detained in France after World Cup semi-final clashes
Clashes erupted in several cities, notably Paris and Lyon, after France lost 2-0 to Spain in the World Cup semi-final. Police detained more than 160 people.
Clashes broke out in several French cities after the national team lost 2-0 to Spain in the World Cup semi-final. More than 160 people were detained in street confrontations in Paris and Lyon.
According to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional administration, a group of mostly young people gathered at Place Bellecour in Lyon after the France-Spain match. The group threw projectiles and fireworks at security forces. Police arrived at the scene, intervened to disperse the crowd, and those involved in the incidents were taken into custody.
According to local media reports, 20 people were detained in the Lyon incidents, while another suspect was arrested in the Guillotière district as part of an investigation into a person wounded by a firearm.
Paris police sources, meanwhile, reported that 141 people were detained in the capital and its suburbs.
The 2026 World Cup semi-final was played in Dallas, USA, and Spain beat France 2-0 to advance to the final.
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