English football fans throw coins at and mock 'begging children' in France
A video that is being shared online reportedly shows English football fans throwing coins and mocking what appear to be children begging for money, possibly refugees.
Footage, shot outside a bar in the French city of Lille, showed fans on June 14 standing and chanting ahead of England and Russia's second games in the Euro 2016 Championship.
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At some point, the English supporters appear to hurl coins to four children - described as "little Muslim refugee kids" on a YouTube video - who were standing amid the rubbish.
The children rush and shove to get the coins, causing laughter and taunting amid the fans, who speak with a British accent.
The video was shot by TASS reporter Max Allanazarov.
A Turkish news site posted another video from the same scene from the POV of a fan mocking one of the children with a coin and then throwing it away.
A Financial Times journalist in Lille witnessed English fans asking a child to down a whole beer in exchange for some coins:
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The scenes come after days of ugly clashes between British, French and Russians.
The videos caused angry reactions on Twitter:
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