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Youssou Ndour concert: 4,000 fake tickets detected in Paris

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Youssou Ndour concert: 4,000 fake tickets detected in ParisKotoviski photograph by Henryk Kotowski · CC BY-SA 3.0

Accor Arena says that around 4,000 fake tickets, nearly 20% of the venue’s capacity, were detected at the entrance to Youssou Ndour’s concert in Paris on 17 October. The venue also explains that the sound system was switched off after the agreed finish time was exceeded, according to a note reported by Le Parisien and relayed by Rewmi.

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