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Northern Irish fan dies in southern city of Nice

It is understood the 24-year-old man died in the early hours of Monday

Northern Ireland fans applaud the players after the game. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
Northern Ireland fans applaud the players after the game. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
Sorcha Pollak
Mon Jun 13 2016 - 09:16

A Northern Irish football fan has died in the southern French city of Nice, according to French police.

The 24-year-old man reportedly died in the early hours of Monday morning, a few hours after Poland beat Northern Ireland in the team's first match at a European championship.

The French police force from the Alpes-Maritimes region in the south of the country confirmed the man's death on Monday.

It is believed the man’s death was accidental.

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Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak is an Irish Times reporter specialising in immigration issues and cohost of the In the News podcast