Thousands of Northern Ireland supporters are in the millionaires' playground ahead of their match on Sunday night. <br />Fighting broke out in Nice tonight when Irish and Polish fans were attacked by locals as the Euros were marred by violence. <br /> <br />Witnesses said local hooligans from the “Nice Ultras” started brawls with travelling fans ahead Ireland and Poland’s match today. <br /> <br />Glasses were hurled as thugs fought on the streets while riot police tried to regain control of the situation. <br /> <br />Ireland and Poland fans had earlier been applauded for sharing selfies and singing together ahead of the fixture in the Allianz Riviera stadium at 5pm on Sunday. <br />Northern Irishman Alex Sloan witnessed the “terrible scenes” and criticised French police for allegedly allowing the hooligans to spark the riot. <br /> <br />He tweeted: “Terrible scenes in #Nice. French security allow #Nice ultras to walk into crowd & initiate riot. #GAWA <br /> <br />“Riots in stark contrast to friendly atmosphere between #GAWA & #Poland fans this eve. Serious Qs for French security.” <br /> <br />Thousands of Northern Ireland and Poland supporters are in the city ahead of their match. <br /> <br />Heavily armed soldiers and police are on the streets with France on high alert against would-be terrorist attackers.
