GENE RANDALL, CNN ANCHOR: In Belgium, riot police used water cannons to stop a fight between English and German soccer fans today. There were several arrests. The brawl started hours before a key match at the European soccer championships. CNN Brussels bureau chief Patricia Kelly is in Belgium.</s>PATRICIA KELLY, CNN BRUSSELS BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): Police used water cannons to break up the fighting. Many of these people had been drinking beer or wine for much of the day in blazing sunshine before the violence flared. They threw cafe tables and chairs. Police responded with more jets of water. Riot police, both on horseback and on foot, chased people into the streets leading out of the square. Not all these people have tickets for the game. They're not allowed near the stadium. For them, this is where tonight's action is expected, not on the soccer pitch. More than 100 people were arrested. They're stripped of their possessions and hands tied behind their backs before being loaded onto buses. Order was quickly restored, but the atmosphere in the square is still tense. A line of riot police has cut the square in two. Police and water cannons guard all the exits. A helicopter hovers overhead and television cameras have taken to the relative safety of the roofs of surrounding buildings. People are again strolling in the late afternoon sunshine. Several hundred English have been cordoned off in one corner of the square. The rest lie sunbathing amid the debris of what was a brief battle, with the police standing by. But the majority claim they're here for the atmosphere and to support their teams, even if they don't get a chance to see them in action. (on camera): If enough people manage to get black market tickets, England and Germany fans could end up seated together, instead of separated in segregated blocks. That could cause more security problems. Patricia Kelly, CNN, Chaleroi, Belgium.
Belgium Riot Police Break Up Soccer Riot