France and Morocco

2022 - 12 - 15

Post cover — Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Boy run over and killed after France World Cup win (BBC News)

A 14-year-old is knocked down by a car draped with a flag in the southern city of Montpellier.

France has a large Moroccan community of some 1.5 million people. Tirs de mortiers à plein régime [pic.twitter.com/H3HI4xJFP5] [December 14, 2022] [View original tweet on Twitter](https://twitter.com/MLMontpellier/status/1603134044459376640?s=20&t=aqq3wpYfSbY9dMQRrP5G2A) The local prefect in the southern Hérault area said the car was later found abandoned not far from the scene of the accident, and police have begun searching for the driver.

Teenager dies in France amid celebrations after France-Morocco ... (Anadolu Agency)

Driver ran over young boy as crowd celebrated France's victory at World Cup semi-final - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. The driver of the car is on the run, according to local media. Herault prefecture in a statement said the teenager died despite being taken care of "in the hospital in absolute urgency."

14-Year-Old Killed in Riots in France After Morocco's World Cup ... (Greek Reporter)

A teenage boy was killed in Montpellier, France as riots broke out by fans of Morocco following their World Cup semi-final defeat to France.

Follow GR on [Google News ](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqLQgKIidDQklTRndnTWFoTUtFV2R5WldWcmNtVndiM0owWlhJdVkyOXRLQUFQAQ)and [subscribe here ](https://follow.it/greekreporter-com)to our daily email! The French team claimed its second-ever World Cup victory at the last tournament in 2018. Morocco’s loss to France, however, means that the team’s odds-defying World Cup journey is at an end.

Teenager dies in riots following France-Morocco World Cup standoff (TVP World)

Clashes between Moroccan fans and the police took place on the Elysian Fields.

The result is in the last video. The police are forced to use special means. Several European cities were shaken by riots in the wake of Wednesday’s World Cup match between France and Morocco.

Boy, 14, killed in clashes between France and Morocco fans after ... (Yahoo News)

French MP expresses 'immense sadness (that) a sporting event ends in absolute tragedy'

Boy killed in violent clashes between Morocco and France fans after ... (Mirror.co.uk)

France and Morocco fans clashed in ugly scenes after the World Cup semi-final and a boy in Montpellier was tragically killed during the violence which ...

The measures were put in place after clashes had erupted in Paris after Morocco’s celebrations at defeating Portugal on December 10 turned violent. A whopping 5,000 of those were delegated for the area of Paris. Calm appeared to be restored eventually, with France fans remaining in the square to celebrate their win peacefully. Other footage showed fireworks and flares being thrown as tempers boiled over after the World Cup clash held in Qatar. The Department of Herault said he was transferred to the hospital, but died shortly after arrival. However, the result prompted clashes in parts of France, including ugly scenes in Montpellier which were captured on camera.