"You will walk in our rubbish. Your train risks staying at the platform. Watch out terrorists. Welcome to France, dear tourist. And sorry."
This tweet by one of the main morning radio show hosts catches the mood in France as the country kicks off what was supposed to be a feel-good event - the Euro 2016 football championship.
From Friday (10 June) to 10 July, France is hosting 24 national teams, 51 matches and between 7 million and 8 million supporters and visitors.
But the...
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