French police have arrested the leader of Russian football fans who attacked England fans two days after he was deported from France.
Alexander Shprygin, who has far-right affiliations and is president of the Russian Supporters Union, was among 20 Russian fans expelled in connection with violence at the beginning of the Euro 2016 tournament.
It was not immediately clear how he reentered France. A message on his twitter account said he had taken an unconventional route, and included a photo of a jet belonging to Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling Airlines.
Another post on his Twitter account showed a short video filmed inside the stadium ahead of Russia's match against Wales.
Shprygin previously warned all of the group would return to France to attend the Wales game if their visas were not cancelled.
After being detained at the time, he said: “We are to be expelled. I would like to stress, not deported but expelled.
"They are not deporting us with no right of further entry to the country, they are going to expel us. It means we will keep our visas.”
"He was arrested this evening in Toulouse," a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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