Fiercely attacked by far-right militants as they celebrated their Morocco's qualification for the World Cup quarterfinals with carousels .
It happened yesterday evening in Verona, after the victory of the North African national team over Spain on penalties which led Morocco to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in its history.
Celebrations took place in all Italian cities, but in Verona some people, armed with chains and batons, threw themselves at the cars passing in Corso Porta Nuova .
Thirteen were arrested, all from Verona and far-right militants . In an amateur video posted on social media, a group of 5-6 people with distorted faces are seen running from the side of the road to a car on which the Moroccan flag is waving. One of them brandishes a chain and, cursing the occupants, hits a car window.
A woman was also injured by splinters from the shattered windows. At least four cars damaged.
The investigators, specifies the Scaligera Police Headquarters, are examining the videos to reconstruct the exact dynamics of the story, and attribute the specific responsibilities of the individuals. The report will then be forwarded to the judiciary.
The police also provided an account of what happened. "Starting at 20 - the note explains - several calls were received to the operations center of the Verona Police Headquarters indicating the presence of about fifteen young people dressed in black and with a distorted face who were trying to get closer to the area where the Moroccan fans were celebrating . At the following 20.30 attacks were reported with damage to cars in transit by the same group.
Shortly after, the agents managed to intercept and identify them: " They are 13 young people, all recognized by personnel of the Verona Digos as militants in extreme right-wing groups in the city ".
(Unioneonline/L)