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Publish Date : 04 July 2016 - 16:26  ,  
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French Law Enforcement Arrests Over 1,000 People Since Euro 2016 Start

TEHRAN (Basirat)- French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that French law enforcement arrested more than 1,000 people since the Euro 2016 football championship has started in the country.

  French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that French law enforcement arrested more than 1,000 people since the Euro 2016 football championship has started in the country.

sputniknews.com reports:

French law enforcement arrested more than 1,000 people since the Euro 2016 football championship has started in the country, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Sunday.

"Since the championship has begun, law enforcement carried out more than 1,000 arrests, as result 600 people were detained and 56 were convicted," he said in an interview with La Provence newspaper.

He also noted that 34 people had been deported from France.

France is hosting the Euro 2016 football championship, which started on June 10 and is due to end on July 10.

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