Russian fans jailed for Euro 2016 violence

18 June,2016 06:45 AM IST |   |  AFP

A French court on Thursday jailed three Russian football supporters over Euro 2016 fan unrest while a far-right Russian agitator was thrown out of the country.


Marseille: A French court on Thursday jailed three Russian football supporters over Euro 2016 fan unrest while a far-right Russian agitator was thrown out of the country.

The jailed supporters - Alexei Yerunov, Nikolai Morozov and Sergei Gorbachev - were among 43 Russians detained by French police on Tuesday after street battles in Marseille before Russia played England. French prosecutors said 20 fans will be expelled from France.

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