Special Forces will guard home nations at European football championship

‘British Special Forces will be drafted in to guard home nation matches during the UEFA Euro 2016 football championship, after France invoked a rare EU treaty clause to gain extra protection during the tournament.

The clause of the Lisbon Treaty, never previously used, states that countries can request assistance if they are facing armed aggression.

It has been invoked following the Paris attacks on November 13, which left 130 dead and over 300 injured when eight suicide bombers and gunmen targeted locations including the Stade de France.’

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