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Macron condemns fan violence ahead of French football final

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French President Emmanuel Macron condemned 'with the greatest firmness' violence that broke out Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) between rival football fans on their way to the French cup final that left 38 people hurt and a bus burnt to a crisp.

Olympique Lyonnais supporters wait on the A1 motorway near toll in Fresnes-les-Montauban in Northern France, where a clash occurred on the roadway between supporters of Paris Saint-Germain and OL football teams as they were travelling to Villeneuve d'Ascq near Lille for the French Cup football match final, on May 25, 2024.

One bus was set on fire and two others damaged, local Nord department authorities said in a statement overnight, adding that 30 supporters and eight police officers were injured. Fourteen people required "medical attention".Police prefect Bertrand Gaume said one group of supporters got out of their bus and attacked another carrying rival fans, who threw smoke bombs.

Earlier, fans of the rival teams had mingled all day without incident ahead of the 9:00 pm start time. With an injured shoulder, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Carlo Paalam was forced to back down during his fight against Turkmenistan’s...

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