
Around 40 people were arrested in Paris after police used tear gas and water cannon against football fans hurling glass bottles at officers at the Eiffel Tower during the Euro 2016 final.
Crowds of supporters, some donning France or Portuguese flags, gathered at the base of the Paris landmark before and after Portugal's stunning 1-0 victory over France after they were refused entry to the fan zone which was packed to its 90,000 capacity, France 24 quoted Paris police as saying.
Other arrests took place outside the Stade de France where the match was played. They were for public disorder offences.
The base of the Eiffel Tower was engulfed in clouds of tear gas as riot police repelled the youths, who started fires on the pavement and threw bottles and other objects at the police lines. Police in riot gear faced off with crowds, as at least one police truck fired water at demonstrators.
Source: QNA
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