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Russian far-right figure among fans expelled from France: sources

Published: 16 Jun 2016 - 12:36 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 02:51 pm
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A teargas grenade explodes near an England fan ahead of England's EURO 2016 match in Marseille, France, June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

 

Marseille: Russian far-right sympathiser Alexander Shprygin is among the 20 supporters being thrown out of France on Thursday following violence at the England-Russia Euro 2016 match, sources said.

Shprygin and the other supporters who have been in custody since French police detained them on Tuesday have been transferred to a holding centre before being thrown out of the country, the supporters' association that he heads said in Moscow.

And a French source said: "He is among the Russians who are going to be expelled."

AFP