Three of the 43 Russian supporters detained in France over
the violence around the England-Russia match will be tried
Thursday, prosecutors told AFP.
A man throws bottles at English supporters ahead of the
Euro 2016 football match England vs Russia, southern
France, on June 11, 2016.
Football fans fought pitched battles for the third day in the
French city of Marseille ahead of England's European
Championship clash with Russia. Bare-chested English and
Russian supporters hurled bistro chairs and bottles in the
historic Vieux-Port district where the cobbled streets were
littered with broken glass and debris.
/ AFP PHOTO .
Another 20 of the group will be expelled from France
although they will face no charges, while 20 will be
released, the officials said.
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