European Championships to go ahead in France

Uefa has confirmed that the 2016 European Championships will take place in France despite the deadly attacks that struck Paris.

“The Euro final draw will go ahead as scheduled on 12 December at the Palais des Congres in Paris and the final tournament will be played in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016,” Uefa said.

Coordinated attacks in Paris killed at least 129 people and wounding 352 – the worst atrocity in France since the second World War.

Security

"Following the dramatic events that occurred last Friday in Paris, Uefa and Euro 2016 SAS wish to reaffirm their commitment in placing safety and security at the centre of their organisational plans," the statement read.

“While there is no reason to believe that the Euros might become the target of any attack, the potential terrorist threat has always been taken into account, since the beginning of the project.”

On Saturday, organising committee president Jacques Lambert said the risk level around the Euro 2016 finals had "gone up".

“Euro 2016 and all stakeholders will continue their joint work and will regularly monitor the level of risk,” UEFA added.