Euro 2016 England Fans Chant About Brexit At Violent Clashes In Marseille

Britain fans droned "fuck off Europe, we're all voting out" between savage conflicts with police as the European Championship got in progress.

Serenades of "take a seat on the off chance that you detest the French" were additionally reported, by Guardian.

Uncovered chested fans additionally sang melodies about the IRA and German planes being shot down as viciousness first broke out at around 6.20pm French time outside the Queen Victoria bar in the Old Port locale of Marseille.

Not long after the last shriek of the France-Romania diversion, which France won 2-1, many England fans were encompassed by many uproar police in one of a progression of strained standoffs, as indicated by the Associated Press.

Clench hand battles broke out between English, French and Russian-talking men, and one man was tossed into the harbor after he was beaten to the ground by nearby fans, the Press Association reported.

Irritating footage of the terrible scenes demonstrated English fans pelting objects into the road, giving the police bottles and tossing seats out of bistros.

Flares were additionally lit as officers sent poisonous gas with an end goal to scatter the troublemakers for the duration of the day.

Police later charged at fans as containers were tossed.

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  A chair flies through the air during clashes between police and England supporters.
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  England supporters gather outside a bar in downtown Marseille.
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  French police use tear gas against England supporters in downtown Marseille.
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  England supporters take evasive action after French police fired tear gas at them.
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  Two English football fans throw bottles (centre) towards French as two French plain clothes officers raise their asps (far right, green top and black top).
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  French police officers watch chanting English football fans in the old town area of Marseille.
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  Hundreds of fans were photographed drinking outside pubs in Marseille on Friday before the situation escalated between football supporters and police.

  Kevin Miles, the chief executive of the Football Supporters’ Federation, said he England fans were drinking peaceably but a group turned out and tried to provoke them.

  He told The Guardian: “It was all fine until, our understanding is, a group of around 30 to 40 locals turned up, I think with the intention of provoking the England fans to see if they could get a rise out of them.

  “In those circumstances, it’s the police’s job to prevent a confrontation and they used French methods to do so, which we’re not particularly used to.”

  Ambulances were seen arriving after police carrying riot shields moved in to separate the two groups and tear gas was used to clear the area.

  Bars and restaurants have been banned from showing the games on large TV screens in a bid to stop fans gathering and improve security.

  On Thursday, England supporters chanted “Isis, where are you?” during a pre-Euros clash with locals in Marseille, which also led to police firing tear gas on them.

  England is set to play their first match against Russia on Saturday evening at 8pm BST...

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