Posted on 07/15/2019 6:33:48 AM PDT by C19fan
French police have arrested 282 people across the country overnight after unrest following the Algerian football team's qualification for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Riotous celebrations erupted in cities including Paris, Marseille and Lyon after Algeria beat Nigeria 2-1 in the semi-final at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt.
Tear gas and baton charges were used on the Champs Elysees in Paris, where thousands had gathered in the early hours of Monday morning. Fireworks and flares were let off, while traffic was brought to a standstill.
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The Champs Elysees is a long street. I doubt this happened near the Arc ...
Communist Kickball. I’ll pass.
Isn’t the UN’s unregulated migration great?
Wasn’t a very good idea to try to colonize savages who live off a death cult founded in the 600’s.
Stick a fork in it, France is done.
The revenge of the “foreign Legion”.
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