Russian soccer fans, suspected of being involved in clashes, are driven away in a gendarmerie vehicle after being taken off their bus in Mandelieu near Cannes in southern France, June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
PARIS (Reuters) - French police have launched an operation to arrest some 40 Russians suspected of being involved in violence last week in Marseille that marred the start of the Euro 2016 football tournament.
"As we speak there is a police operation to arrest some 40 of them (hooligans) that may have taken part in these acts in Marseille so that they can no longer do it in the next games with the violence we have seen," Bernard Cazeneuve told lawmakers. "There were photos and videos. They will be stopped."
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