Rugby World Cup: Welsh pair allegedly attacked by England fans

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Image caption, Both Wales and England played their quarter final matches at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille
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Two Welsh rugby fans were taken to hospital after an alleged attack by two England supporters in Marseille following the World Cup quarter-final.

Police were called to an altercation on the Canebi猫re, the city's main avenue, at 23:45 local time (22:45 BST) on Sunday, a French police spokesman said.

A Wales fan, 57, was treated for head injuries and later discharged along with his son, 24, the spokesman said.

A British man in his thirties was arrested, the spokesman added.

He said the man who was arrested had been in possession of a "small amount" of cocaine.

Thousands of Welsh fans flocked to the Stade Velodrome in the city in southern France for Wales' defeat against Argentina in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

The city was also host to thousands of England fans who watched their team beat Fiji on Sunday to progress to the tournament's semi-final.

The UK Foreign Office has been asked to comment.