One managed to walk away, surprisingly largely unscathed, while another was seen lying unconscious on the street. Another video showed Moroccan fans attempting to take the flag before the driver made a sudden u-turn running the boys over. Although the victim’s identity is strongly believed to be Moroccan, it has not been officially confirmed yet.
The tragedy dampened the mood of Franceu2019s victory over Morocco to reach the championshipu2019s finals, with most celebrations across the country good-natured though with scattered incidents of unrest.Some Clashes between people supporting Morocco and alleged right-wing groups were reported across France after the match was played. French journalist Sihame Assbague tweeted that in the cities Lyon, Nice and Montpellier, extreme right-wing groups attacked supporters of Morocco, sometimes with cries of ‘outside the Arabs’ & ‘France for the French’. In all this drama ,French authorities have also been accused of discrimination.
Source :Dunya newsu201cThe driver violently left the line of cars and hit a 14-year-old boy,u201d who later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, the local prosecutorsu2019 office said. The car was found, afterwards, abandoned nearby, and the police investigation is u201cprogressing rapidlyu201d, office said.u201cAymenu2019s death has plunged us into a terrifying ordeal,u201d the boyu2019s family said in a statement published by city authorities in Montpellier. u201cWe call for complete calm and express our confidence in the police and judiciary,u201d it said.Around 10,000 police were deployed across all of France for the match, as authorities worried about possible tensions between French supporters and those backing its former North African colony.Around 100 arrests were made in and around Paris before 1:00 am on Thursday, police said, and dozens of others were detained in cities including Lyon and Avignon.This Incident will lead to more tight measures for the final when the ‘les blues’ face Messi’s Argentina. But may God forbid any more incidents like this.Share your views in the comment section.
