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French Riviera Police Order London Jet-Setters to Go Home

Private jet from London turned back at Marseilles airport
Helicopters also booked to ferry the 10 passengers to Cannes

A man runs along the 'Promenade des Anglais' during national lockdown on the French Riviera in Nice, southern France.Photographer: VALERY HACHE/AFP

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By Gaspard Sebag and Hugo Miller

April 10, 2020 at 10:15 AM UTC

Updated on

April 10, 2020 at 4:04 PM UTC

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London jet-setters who defied Covid-19 lockdowns to take a private plane last Saturday to the Cote d’Azur were ordered to return home by French police.