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Parts of southern France descended into chaos on Thursday evening after Algeria beat Ivory Coast in the African Cup of Nations. One football supporter ran over a family, killing a woman, and seriously injuring her baby, as fans celebrated Algeria’s victory. In the video, pandemonium erupted on the streets of France, with flares let off in Paris which brought traffic to a standstill.

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Some footage shows children running away from the chaos with their parents as the victory was celebrated.

France’s Interior Minister Christophe Castaner on Friday condemned the football-related violence as being “absolutely unacceptable”.

He wrote on Twitter: “The damage and incidents committed last night on the sidelines of #CAN2019 celebrations are unacceptable.

“I salute the action of our forces mobilized in Paris and throughout the territory to maintain order and contain overflows. 43 people were arrested.”

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