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No Russian arrests despite 'ultra-violent' fans

Marseille's chief prosecutor Brice Robin on Monday confirmed not a single Russian had been arrested for the violence that marred their Euro 2016 opener against England on Saturday.

Despite admitting around 150 "ultra-violent and ultra-rapid" Russian hooligans were involved in the trouble prior to and following the game in Marseille, the majority detained were British.

Another 34 people were injured with Robin admitting "almost all of the wounded were British". Four, including the Englishman, were hospitalised.