Turkish fans attack Homenetmen Valence players during French football match, Armenians hospitalized

Turkish fans stormed the field and physically assaulted players of the Armenian club during the FC Turquoise-Homenetmen Valence match on September 29, reports Haiastan Media.

On Sunday the B team of Homenetmen Valence traveled for a district match against FC Turquoise, a club representing the Turkish community.

After the first half where the Armenian club was leading 2-0 and with no hostility present in the match, Turkish supporters stormed the field and physically assaulted the players of the Armenian club.

The supporters brandished knives. Two Armenian players were hospitalized with injuries.

Commenting on the incident, J-Christophe Buisson, the Deputy Director of France’s Figaro Magazine, said: “During a district football match, Turkish supporters, unhappy to see their team, FC Turquoise, trailing 2-0 against the French-Armenian club from Valence (Homenetmen), attacked the Armenian-origin players with knives. This is called a racially motivated attack.”