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Clashes outside Eiffel Tower fan zone during Euro final

French police fired tear gas during clashes with group of supporters denied entry to fan zone showing final between France and Portugal.

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French police fired tear gas during clashes Sunday evening with a group of football supporters denied entry to a packed Eiffel Tower fan zone showing the Euro 2016 final between France and Portugal, reports Yahoo! News.

The clashes took place outside the fan zone, which was closed before kick-off after reaching a maximum capacity of 90,000, causing disappointment and anger among those waiting to be admitted.

The base of the Eiffel Tower was engulfed in clouds of tear gas as riot police repelled the youths, who started fires on the pavement and threw bottles and other objects at the police lines, AFP photographers said.

Read more of this AFP report published by Yahoo! News.