7 people arrested after Nazi greetings – Liberation

Seven people were arrested to have « Make Nazi greetings during the meeting » opposing Sunday evening France and Croatia During the League of Football Nations at the Stade de France, the Paris police prefect announced on Monday. « The security system put in place by the police headquarters, under my authority, made it possible to ensure the safety of supporters and players and to challenge 7 individuals who made Nazi greetings during the meeting »wrote on the social network x Laurent Nuñez, for whom « Sport is and must remain a party ».

According to a police source, a dozen Croatian ultra made Nazi greetings at the start of the game, during their national anthem. Ultras again made Nazi greetings in the first half, the same source said.

At the end of this return match of the quarterfinals of the League of Nations, won in the penalty by France which qualified for the semi-finals, « Seven authors of Nazi greeting were arrested and placed in police custody »said the police source. Some 400 Croatian ultras attended the meeting in Saint-Denis, according to this source.

Before the match, a group of approximately 300 Croatian supporters walked towards the stadium escorted by the police, some of which have sang patriotic songs, made nazi and smoke greetings, said this source. Of the « Iron bars, telescopic batons, sharp wooden sticks and smoke bombs » were discovered on supporters, she added. After the final whistle, Croatian supporters dispersed calm and their buses « Left without incident »according to the police source.

Updated At 11:30 a.m., addition of context.