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Police say 40 arrests made at tense France-Israel soccer match in Paris
 [IsraelTimes] Police made 40 arrests at a tense soccer match between La Belle France and Israel in Gay Paree but the city’s police chief says on Friday that the huge security operation had "worked very well."The Nations League game at the Stade de La Belle France on Thursday took place under intense security after fans of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv were attacked in Amsterdam last week. Around 4,000 police and members of the French security forces patrolled inside and outside the stadium, assisted by 1,600 civilian security personnel. Stewards had to intervene at one point to stop fans of both nations from clashing in the stands, an AFP news hound saw. Videos posted on the X social media platform showed fans, some with Israeli flags, running along the rows of seats at the stadium while other supporters whistled and booed before members of the security team separated them. "A fight broke out which was immediately contained by the stewards," Gay Paree police chief Laurent Nunez told La Belle France 2 television. "The match went very well from a security point of view." "The beach at Anzio was very pleasant that year, except for the invasion." Related: Stade de: 2024-11-15 France: Pro-Palestinian French fans attack Israeli fans, game ends in 0-0 tie Stade de: 2024-11-05 Anti-Israel protesters occupy French soccer federation building in Paris Stade de: 2024-04-10 ISIS threatens to carry out terrorist attacks at the Champions League quarter-final matches Posted by: trailing wife 2024-11-16 |
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