Two English football fans were convicted by a French court on Monday of involvement in rioting and sentenced to two and three months in prison. Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said the Russian hooligans appeared well-trained and intent on attacking England fans. The Russian hooligans “were prepared for hyper-quick and hyper-violent intervention, and that’s where the difficulty came from in proceeding with their arrests,” Robin said. The comments painted a worrying picture of well-organised, violent Russian hooligans roaming the streets and deliberately attacking England fans as riot police were almost powerless to stop them. The Russian hooligans were highly-trained, according to police.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2016 16:07 UTC