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Euro 2016: England fans throw coins at refugee kids

Disgusting videos were released online on Wednesday night of England fans throwing coins and laughing at refugee children on the streets of France.

Reports from Lille, where the fans were gathered before England’s 2-1 victory over Wales, say that the supporters goaded the children to fight for the loose change.

One of the children is believed to have been forced to down a bottle of beer for money, while onlookers jeered and laughed.

Once he had finished the pint, he was paid to then smoke a cigarette. However, eyewitnesses say the child stamped the cigarette out to the disappointment of the crowd.

The kids were also allegedly paid to fight each other.

It is not the first time this year that football fans have forced refugees to perform for money.

In March, PSV Eindhoven supporters threw coins, beer and laughed at refugee women in Madrid ahead of their game against Real Madrid.

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