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In pictures: English fans clash with police and locals in Marseille as Euro 2016 kicks off

Barbara TaschJun 11, 2016, 17:10 IST

Hundreds of English football fans clashed with the French riot police in Marseille on Friday night as the Euro 2016 championship kicked off in Paris.

The fights erupted after the England fans, who have gathered in Marseille ahead of the England Russia game on Saturday night, clashed with locals.

French police report that the incidents started around midnight but that the situation was rapidly brought back under control.

A teargas grenade explodes near an England fan ahead of England's EURO 2016 match in Marseille, France, June 10, 2016.REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier