“If the France team had qualified for the quarter-finals, we had already made the decision not to open our tapas bar on Friday evening. »Waitress at L’Ange di vin, Julie sums up the feeling which animates this Tuesday the various bars and restaurants of the rue de la Monnaie (Lyon 2nd). The day before, around 11 p.m., this tourist street located in the extension of the emblematic rue Mercière was the scene of clashes, while the extension of the France-Switzerland match (3-3, 4-5 on penalties) was distributed by certain establishments.
Firecrackers, smoke, throwing glasses, bottles, chairs and violent blows between bands then erupted for about 15 minutes, until the arrival of CRS evacuating the area. “There were great movements of the crowd, we saw panicked people,” says Julie. We immediately brought in the customers on the terrace, then they were able to return home through our emergency door. It must be said that this type of overflow happens regularly around here. “
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The attack was allegedly claimed by a far-right group
At the Lion, bar opposite, “we felt that things were rising in the previous Blues matches,” confirms Léo, a waiter. “Customers were terrified, there was discomfort,” he says. We barricaded ourselves immediately and stopped the service at 11 p.m. The results show damaged terraces, many broken glasses, but no serious injuries or arrests. This Tuesday noon, several police officers came to collect testimonies, rue de la Monnaie, in order to find out more about the spectacular brawl on Monday, which was partly filmed and broadcast on social networks by a neighbor.
A far-right group calling itself “hooligans” reportedly claimed on Telegram this attack, which made some customers fear the worst. “There was a movement of panic because some claimed to have seen someone being armed,” said a manager of the restaurant CasaBea. Believe me, it was very, very violent. This street has become a wild fan zone. The situation worsens over time and employees told me that they would have refused to come to work on Friday evening in the event of a new match for the France team. “The elimination of the Blues did not only unhappy in Lyon.