A police officer was reportedly hospitalized after an angry mob threw projectiles
Moroccan football fans clashed with police in London on Thursday night after their team’s 2-0 defeat to France in a World Cup quarterfinal.
Officers equipped with shields and batons were deployed to Edgware Road to control the unruly crowd as some supporters taunted police and threw bottles and other projectiles.
According to The Sun, one officer was injured and taken to hospital. A video from the scene appears to show police officers attending to a colleague lying on the ground while several ambulances are parked nearby.
Moroccans fans Morocco after losing to France in round of 8 riot in London Edgware Road one police officer down got rushed to hospital I hope he survived , police officers got chased by Moroccans in London riots pic.twitter.com/N9TAWgt9G0
— Zonjy (@zonjy_) July 10, 2026
Another video appears to show a crowd chasing a group of police officers while throwing projectiles.
Police officers got chased by Moroccans fans Morocco after losing to France in round of 8 riot in London Edgware Road one police officer down got rushed to hospital I hope he survived pic.twitter.com/TjlrB1KMHH
— Zonjy (@zonjy_) July 10, 2026
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