Malian international footballer Sambou Yatabaré was detained in police custody Monday after allegedly punching an off-duty police officer in the carpark of Paris's main airport, judicial sources told AFP.
Malian international footballer Sambou Yatabaré was detained in police custody Monday after allegedly punching an off-duty police officer in the carpark of Paris's main airport, judicial sources told AFP.
Yatabare, a French-born midfielder who plays with German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, was being questioned for alleged violence against a person in public authority.
The dispute erupted in the carpark following a traffic incident on the motorway heading towards Charles de Gaulle airport.
"The policeman showed his weapon and his professional card to calm the accused," a source close to the investigation said.
But "once he had put them away a new verbal and physical altercation broke out".
Yatabare is alleged to have punched the policeman who fell to the ground and suffered damage to his eye.
Malian international footballer Sambou Yatabaré was detained in police custody Monday after allegedly punching an off-duty police officer in the carpark of Paris's main airport, judicial sources told AFP. Read Full Story
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