Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Clashes erupted in Belgium and France as dejected Morocco fans resorted to violence after the country’s defeat in the World Cup semi-finals last night.
France defeated Morocco by 2-0 to set up the final battle with Argentina. Upset with the results, Morocco supporters unleashed destruction scenes on France’s streets, using flares and fireworks. In south France’s Montpellier, one of them had seen ripping off a French flag from a car that ran over another person in an attempt to escape.
FIFA World Cup celebrations
Visuals also showed police advancing toward the rioters to bring the situation under control. Users on social media claimed the Morocco fans also threw objects at those celebrating France’s qualification to the finals.
Riot police had also been deployed in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, which has a significant minority population with Moroccan roots. The Moroccan football team fans used fireworks and flare to express their sadness after the World Cup defeat. Clashes erupted between the supporters and police forces, who used water cannons to disperse the crowd.
