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Ian Holyman, France correspondent 9y

Nice defender Souleymane Diawara arrested - reports

Nice defender Souleymane Diawara has been arrested and held in custody after allegedly seeking to avenge an attempt to defraud him, sources have confirmed to AFP and Reuters.

La Provence had reported that Diawara, 36, spent Thursday night in a Marseille jail after being arrested by police.

According to iTele, the central defender, who moved to Nice from Marseille last summer, asked four men to exact revenge for him after he was the victim of a fraud.

The TV channel said the former Senegal international will be investigated for "threats and extortion."

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