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Man shoots at French fans

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-07-03 09:17

A man angry about loud, jubilant French soccer fans opened fire on a crowd celebrating France's World Cup victory against Brazil, injuring two people before being shot dead by police.

Fans celebrate France's victory at the Champs-Elysees in Paris after France beat Brazil in their World Cup 2006 quarter-final soccer match July 1, 2006.[Reuters]

Police said the man seemed to have been drunk. He was shot after he threatened officers with a sabre and died on the scene.

Angered by the noise following France's quarter-final victory on Saturday, the man left his house and opened fire on a crowd in the southern village of Cap d'Ail near Monaco, police said on Sunday.

One woman was seriously injured and treated in hospital.

Millions of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to celebrate their team's victory. Police in Paris arrested 69 people as troublemakers smashed shop windows and set two cars ablaze during mostly peaceful celebrations.