France's Fillon placed under formal investigation - press

PARIS (Reuters) - French presidential candidate Francois Fillon was put under formal investigation on Tuesday morning over allegations of diversion of public funds and misappropriation of funds, Le Canard Enchaine weekly wrote on its Twitter page.

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