DHAKA: Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble, says European governing body Uefa.

The Russians have also been fined 150,000 euros (£119,000) following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille on Saturday, reports the BBC.

The suspended disqualification and fine relate only to incidents that happened inside the stadium.

There were reports of minor disturbances between rival fans in Lille on Tuesday evening.

Russia play Group B rivals Slovakia in the city on Wednesday, while England fans are congregating there before Thursday’s match against Wales in the nearby town of Lens.

Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has written to members of the England Supporters Travel Club, asking them “to act in a positive and respectful way”.

French authorities are increasing security before the games - 4,000 extra police and security officials will be on duty - and the sale of alcohol will be restricted in both Lille and Lens.

Mobile phone footage posted on Twitter on Tuesday showed two sets of fans confronting each other outside a bar, with chairs strewn across the pavement on the Place de la Gare in central Lille.

However, other footage posted on social media showed fans playing football in a calm city square.

Meanwhile, groups of Russian fans are being deported from France as a result of trouble at the tournament.

A bus carrying fans was stopped in a police operation near Cannes on Tuesday.

Officials said 43 Russian supporters had been arrested and would be charged, released or expelled from the country.

Russian supporters from the bus were later transferred to a Marseille police station where the fans were expected to be held overnight.

Russia coach Leonid Slutsky, whose team still have to play Wales and Slovakia, is confident his squad will not be excluded.

"We are sure our supporters will not do the same and will not give any reasons to disqualify our team," he said.

Russia forward Artem Dzyuba added: "We're not at a street-fighting championship. Please, let's focus on football."

But he added Russian fans were not the only ones to blame for trouble.

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