A French football fan was tonight facing prosecution after hiding a flare up his bottom, and then burning himself and two others with the firework at Euro 2016.

The smoke bombs are strictly banned in all stadiums during the competition in France, but the 18-year-old managed to smuggle it through a number of security checks and into the fanzone in the southern city of Nice.

He then took the 7ins x 1.5ins device out of his rectum during France's 2-0 victory against Albania last Wednesday, and set it off.

The French fan now faces prosecution for smuggling the flare into the Nice fanzone. Pictured, Russian supporters were seen with a flare during the match between Russia and Slovakia

The incident happened during France's 2-0 victory against Albania last Wednesday (pictured)

'The supporter managed to burn himself and two other fans,' said the Nice prosecutor, Jean-Michel Pretre.

The fan, who has not been named, will appear at Nice Correctional Court for a fast track trial on Monday. He faces a fine.

All explosive devices have been banned from Euro 2016 games and fanzones, following last year's terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, in which many victims died from suicide bomb blasts.

Despite this, the flares have been in evidence at numerous games, including Germany-Poland at the Stade de France in the French capital on Tuesday, and England-Russia last weekend in Marseille.

Turkey supporters were also seen with a flare during the Euro 2016 group D football match between Spain and Turkey at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice

England fans have also been seen letting off the devices before and after games in cities including Lille.