False alarm in Lille after media centre is evacuated

It is understood people were asked to leave the media facility at the Stade Pierre Mauroy

False alarm in Lille after media centre is evacuated

UEFA have confirmed that the stadium media centre in Lille was evacuated ahead of Wednesday's Republic of Ireland v Italy game amid a bomb scare.

It is understood people were asked to leave the media facility at the Stade Pierre Mauroy as a precaution after police using sniffer dogs discovered a suspicious package hours before the Euro 2016 Group E fixture was due to kick-off.

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