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Football fan tells how he fled violent thugs at England Euro 2016 game

June 14, 2016 13:34
Fans clash after the UEFA EURO 2016 Group B match between England and Russia at Stade Velodrome on June 11, 2016 in Marseille, France.  (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

By Lianne Kolirin , Lianne Kolirin

2 min read

An England football fan who travelled to France to watch his first international match has described how he was forced to flee as violence erupted in the stadium.

Adam Joselyn was just yards away from where fighting broke out inside Marseille’s Stade Velodrome, at the end of England’s Euro 2016 game against Russia on Saturday.

Russian fans appeared to rush at England supporters just moments before the final whistle at the end of the 1-1 draw.
About 35 people, mostly England fans, were injured in the violence. Four of these were serious and one man is in a coma with severe brain injuries.

Mr Joselyn, who travelled out to France with seven friends, was sitting in the enclosure charged by the hooligans with three others from his party.

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