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Moroccans rioted on the streets of Paris in the wake of their country’s win against France in the World Cup.
Gangs of Moroccans celebrating the success of their national football team clashed with police in Paris on Saturday evening in the wake of their country’s 1-0 win against France in Qatar.
The violence echoes similar scenes in Brussels two weeks ago, with Moroccans “celebrating” their football victory against Belgium by flipping cars and setting fire to electric scooters.
According to reporting by well-known video journalist Clément Lanot, fans of the North African soccer team launched fireworks at the police in Paris’ Champs-Élysées, who responded with tear gas.
Tirs de mortier d’artifice et gaz lacrymogène sur les Champs-Élysées. #MARPOR https://t.co/ARI3yiy6l2 pic.twitter.com/HyWWYrNcqc
Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) December 10, 2022
Un chantier est pillé et des projectiles sont lancés sur les policiers. Gaz lacrymogène. Tensions en cours sur les #ChampsÉlysées. #Morocco pic.twitter.com/QhtmzWnm6f
— Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) December 10, 2022
Both sides eventually came to blows as the night went on, with multiple videos uploaded online showing riot squads clashing with Moroccan fans, some of whom are said to have looted a construction site for projectiles to throw at the police.
