AFP via Getty ImagesTwo British nationals have been detained in northern France on suspicion of planning to join a banned far-right protest, prosecutors have said.The two men, aged 35 and 50, were arrested near Calais on Sunday after "broadcasting live videos", prosecutor Cécile Gressier told the BBC.She added that they were detained over "incitement to hatred" and "participation in a group with the intent to prepare acts of violence".It comes after French authorities last week said they would immediately deport anyone arriving from the UK to take part in planned anti-migrant demonstrations over the weekend.There had been calls on UK social media for anti-migration activists to take part in a protest in the area of northern France where small boats are launched to carry asylum seekers across the Channel.The so-called "Operation Overlord" demonstration was banned by French authorities."These individuals were arrested during an identity check while they were posting a video on social media that allegedly contained discriminatory comments and attested to their potential participation in this organisation," the Pas-de-Calais prefecture said in a statement. Earlier this month, the French interior ministry said it had banned ten British "far-right activists" from France after they had engaged in actions which were likely to cause "serious disturbances to public order".The two men arrested on Sunday were not among these ten Britons, the Agence France Presse news agency reported.French authorities have decided to extend the ban on the Operation Overlord gathering until Wednesday at 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT)."Although no large gatherings have been observed so far, several accounts posted messages this weekend indicating that the operation is continuing," read a statement from the prefects of the North and of the Pas-de-Calais departments.It added that "these actions are part of a xenophobic and anti-immigrant ideology and create a clear risk of public disorder".France
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