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Liverpool fan, 11, 'feared he would die' after he was tear-gassed at chaotic Champions League Final

An 11-year-old Liverpool fan 'feared he would die' as he cried his burning eyes out after he was tear-gassed at chaotic Champions League Final, his furious father reveals as UK government calls for formal probe into the chaos in Paris.

Jade Pearce, 47, and his son Maxwell, were stuck outside the stadium for two hours on Saturday, before being hit with tear gas by French police.

The father, from Leigh-on-Sea, said that his son suddenly 'started crying as tear gas released nearby hit him'.

Frightened Maxwell told his father he 'thought he was going to die', adding: 'I don’t want to be here anymore.