France loses Euro 2016, but can claim security victory
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France has lost the Euro 2016 soccer championship but can claim victory on another front — making it safely through the monthlong tournament that drew fans from all over Europe while in a state of emergency and on high alert for extremist attacks.
Keeping France safe was a task involving tens of thousands of security forces in 10 cities. For Sunday night's final alone, when France lost 1-0 to Portugal, there were 1,900 police in the fan zone near the Eiffel Tower.
Thousands more were deployed on the Champs-Elysees and at the Stade de France, one of the venues hit in November's Paris attacks that killed 130.
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Police used tear gas and water cannons before the final in clashes with people upset that the fan zone was full and closed.