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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

160 Arrests, Scores of Police Injured in Moroccan Football Violence

File Photo: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - England v Germany - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 General view of the action Pool via REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Around 160 people, some carrying knives and stones, were arrested at a Moroccan football match on Sunday in violence which left more than 100 police officers injured, officials said.

The supporters, which included 90 teenagers, "were arrested for their alleged involvement in acts of violence, for possession of knives, drunkenness, throwing stones, causing damage and setting fire to a vehicle," said the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in a statement.

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