Forty people close to the far right, who were preparing to join the Champs-Elysées in Paris following the semi-final of the World Cup won by France once morest Morocco, were arrested on Wednesday. They are accused of carrying prohibited weapons.
The group was arrested in the 17th arrondissement of the French capital for “grouping with a view to committing violence” and carrying prohibited weapons, a police source explained. Several of the group’s members are known to the police for belonging to a movement close to the ultra-right.
“They clearly wanted to do battle on the Champs-Elysées,” added a police source. Some 2,200 police and gendarmes were mobilized in Paris on Wednesday evening to oversee the festivities following the France-Morocco match won 2-0 by the Blues.
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