A police officer was hospitalised on Thursday night in London as Moroccans vented their fury at losing to France in the World Cup quarter-final. Riot police were deployed to the Edgware Road after Moroccans set off fireworks and chucked debris at officers. Police arrested four people for ‘violent disorder’.

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There was also tension overnight in several Dutch cities, although the rioting wasn’t as bad as a fortnight ago when Morocco beat Holland in the World Cup. On that occasion police subdued hooligans with a water cannon and numerous arrests were made.

There were also ugly confrontations in Toulouse last weekend when Moroccan fans celebrated beating Canada by attacking police officers. Last night was generally calm in France, perhaps because more than 20,000 police and gendarmes were stationed........

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