Russian hooligans awaiting deportation

Published on: Jun 19, 2016 11:32 am IST
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PARIS: A group of 20 Russian soccer fans will be deported from France on Saturday after French authorities accused them of being involved in hooliganism. The 20

PARIS: A group of 20 Russian soccer fans will be deported from France on Saturday after French authorities accused them of being involved in hooliganism. The 20 were being held in a closed-off area at Nice airport ahead of a scheduled flight to Moscow on Saturday afternoon. Despite their impending removal from France, Alexander Shprygin, the leader of a Russian fan group who is among the 20 to be deported, says he has been told their visas will not be canceled and all plan to return to France.

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