French police have been criticised for repeatedly firing tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool fans waiting to get into the stadium in Paris on Saturday.
Ian Byrne, the Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby, was at the match in Paris and said he had never witnessed such scenes since the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.French police and UEFA, European football's governing body, have blamed Liverpool fans, but the club and Merseyside Police dispute their accounts.Tear gas thrown at Liverpool fans
UEFA said"thousands of fans" had tried to get in using fake tickets which would not work on turnstiles.Pepper spray used on Liverpool fans Mr Byrne has written to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, urging her to demand a formal investigation and apologies from UEFA and French authorities. "As a Liverpool fan, I was in Paris for the match and I can honestly say that the situation outside the ground was one of the most horrendous experiences of my life - and as a Hillsborough survivor, I do not make this comment lightly."He called for an end to the treatment of football fans as"second-class citizens" and"animals".Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston voiced his support, saying it was unclear why access to the stadium was so limited.
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