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Newcastle announced that fans were forced to wait up to an hour at the stadium after the final whistle. They were allowed to leave 500 people at a time, and police escorted them to the subway station. <\/p>\n<p>Newcastle said in a statement: &#8220;Once the first group of supporters were released, police began using unnecessary and unreasonable force to prevent further movement of the remaining fans.&#8221; \u201cThis was carried out with a combination of pepper spray, batons and shields, and large numbers of supporters were indiscriminately assaulted by police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The club said it had asked UEFA and Marseille to investigate and was working with British police to gather evidence. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The safety and welfare of our supporters must always come first and we strongly condemn the treatment of our supporters by the police in this incident,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/newcastle-fans-marseille-police-7bced82b961267bd58e19c8c90afb433\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWCASTLE, England (AP) \u2014 A Newcastle fan was &#8220;indiscriminately assaulted&#8221; by French police after the Champions League match against Marseille, the Premier League club said Thursday. 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