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Police armed with machine guns have evacuated thousands of people from a shopping centre in Nice near the stadium where England were due to play Iceland on Monday evening, after a suspicious package was found.
French media reported 2,000 people were cleared from the centre after two gas canisters were found.
A detonator was also reportedly found in the Lingostiere Centre, which is just 3 km (1.6 miles) away from the Allianz Riviera, where England will play tonight in their Euro 2016 match.
The canisters, usually sold for camping, were attached by wires, according to Nice Matin .
Frédéric Martinez, president of the shopping centre's trades, said the evacuation was done peacefully.
He added: "All merchants and customers escaped through emergency exits, ending up at the rallying point.
"There were a lot of people there. With the night tonight, they were worried about traffic jams."
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Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 – in pictures Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 Supporters clash at the end of the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Russia,
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Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 – in pictures Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 Supporters clash at the end of the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Russia,
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Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 – in pictures Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 Flares are lit at the end of the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Russia,
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Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 – in pictures Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 Supporters clash at the end of the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Russia,
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Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 – in pictures Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 Supporters clash at the end of the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Russia,
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Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 – in pictures Russia and England fans clash at Euro 2016 Fans try and escape at the end of the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Russia,
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Alpes-Maritimes Police later said the bag contained tools and was therefore a "false alarm".
Last week, Nice Airport was evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious package.
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated while the terminal building was searched.
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