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The government have released a travel advice bulletin which warns football fans of the "high threat from terrorism" at Euro 2016.The tournament – which is set to start on 10 June – is a high-profile target for ISIS, according to the government's latest travel guidelines. Those guidelines state that: "Due to ongoing threats to France by Islamist terrorist groups, and recent French military intervention against Daesh (formerly referred to as ISIL), the French government has warned the public to be especially vigilant and has reinforced its security measures."The travel advice bulletin goes on to warn that "stadiums, fan zones, venues broadcasting the tournament and transport hubs represent potential targets for terrorist attacks." A national state of emergency will remain in place in France until 26 July, in order to cover the duration of the Euros as well as the Tour de France.France is set to deploy 90,000 security personnel over the course of Euro 2016, while French police and counter-terrorist forces have run numerous practise drills in recent weeks. Nonetheless, they could find themselves stretched not only by the ongoing terror threat, but also by regional flooding and the labour reform strikes which have rocked the country lately.One attack on the tournament has already been thwarted, with a French citizen arrested in the Ukraine after attempting to buy armaments including TNT, machine guns, and rocket-propelled grenades. According to Ukraine's state security service, he had "ultra-nationalist" motivations, and intended to target football matches, infrastructure and both Jewish and Muslim places of worship.