French authorities say police arrested 43 Algerian fans after celebrations at the Champs-Elysees turned violent on Thursday night.
Thousands of fans had gathered at the famous landmark in Paris after the north African country beat Ivory Coast to qualify for the semi-finals of the Africa Nations Cup (Afcon), but the celebrations turned violent.
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AFP news agency said two nearby stores were looted, another report said a woman was killed when a driver celebrating knocked her down.
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner described the actions of the fans celebrating as “unacceptable”.
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One Twitter user shared a video of fans smashing into a shop:
#Breaking: Just in – Again hundreds of Algerians nationals illegally gathering and celebrating and stopping traffic at the #champselysees in #Paris, after #Algeria football team advances to the quarter finals in the Africa Cup. pic.twitter.com/8Q4EQqAU5e
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) July 11, 2019
Source:Â bbc.com