A clash erupted overnight at Ashrafieh’s Sassine Square after dozens of individuals arrived in the area on motorbikes carrying “flags of Morocco, Palestine and Syria,” media reports said.
The incident followed Morocco’s historic win and qualification for the FIFA World Cup semifinals in Qatar.
Videos posted online showed the revelers chanting Islamic slogans in front of the Christmas tree in Sassine. The scenes were deemed provocative by young men from the area, which triggered a clash.
Another video showed army troops intervening to contain the clash and separate between the two sides.
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