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Lyon bus stoned by Marseille fans in pre-match ambush

The Lyon bus was stoned at Marseille again
The Lyon bus was stoned at Marseille again
The bus taking Lyon to their Ligue 1 match at Marseille was stoned on Sunday by home fans who Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said had been lying in wait for them.
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The bus was left with two entirely shattered windows after an ambush that echoed a similar attack at the corresponding fixture in 2016.

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Aulas was furious and threatened to boycott the fixture.

"We're not taking it anymore," said Aulas. "It was a trap and if there's the slightest thing more we won't play."

Regional newspaper La Provence said the shaken passengers described being terrified.

"We were bombarded with stones, bottles and other projectiles. It's a disgrace, it's just sick," La Provence reported an unidentified passenger of the bus saying.

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