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"These verifications have been carried out on the basis of
intelligence... leading us to think they were present in
Marseille," said Xavier Lauch, cabinet director of the prefect
of the Alpes Maritimes department.
Several hundred English and Russian fans squared off in
Marseille before the Russia v England game last Saturday,
hurling beer bottles and chairs and drawing volleys of tear gas
from riot police who struggled to contain the skirmishes in the
narrow streets of the Old Port.
Later, in scenes that could draw sanctions from European
soccer's governing body, UEFA, Russian supporters charged their
English counterparts inside Marseille's Stade Velodrome moments
after the final whistle in their teams' 1-1 draw.
UEFA are due to announce possible sanctions against Russia and
England later on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Mathias Galante, writing by Julien Pretot; Editing
by Hugh Lawson)
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