Monday, May 23, 2016

France vows to fix stadium security before Euro 2016 (Reuters)

Logo for the upcoming Euro 2016 soccer championships. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Security failures exposed at France's soccer cup final over the weekend will be sorted out before the start of Euro 2016 contest in three weeks' time, the government said on Monday. The month-long tournament opens across France on June 10 with a state of emergency still in force after Islamist militant attacks last November that killed 130 people in Paris and targeted multiple sites across the capital, including the Stade de France. Saturday's match between arch-rivals Paris St Germain and Olympique Marseille at the Stade de France had been deemed a high risk event and a first test for organizers of security measures required for the Euros.


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