Police stopped a Senegalese man attempting to enter Cyprus on a forged French passport. According to a police source, suspicions were aroused when the supposed Frenchman arrived at the checkpoint between the Turkish and Greek sections of the divided island wearing an England football shirt.

"Being a football fan, the officer found it highly unlikely that a Frenchman would want to wear an England football jersey," the source said.

And when the 22-year-old man did not immediately head-butt border officials upon being detained, the question of his nationality was essentially answered.