US EditionTwo Dead, 192 Injured, and Over 500 Arrested in Paris Clashes After PSG Champions League Win
- Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League final 5-0 over Inter Milan on Saturday night in Munich and paraded through Paris on Sunday before cheering fans.
- The victory led to nationwide celebrations that included large crowds on the Champs-Elysees and street parties that escalated into violence and unrest.
- Two people died during the celebrations: a 17-year-old stabbed in Dax and a man in his 20s hit by a car in Paris, while about 201 others were injured around the capital.
- Paris police chief Laurent Nunez reported 294 arrests by 2 a.m. Sunday, blamed violent acts on thousands seeking trouble, and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau called the unrest unbearable.
- Despite the violence and injuries, PSG denounced the isolated incidents, emphasizing that they do not represent the majority of their fans and hoping for peaceful future celebrations.
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After the PSG Victory: Why Paris Always Explodes when It Celebrates or Protests
Violence, destruction, even the dead occurred after the victory of the PSG in the Champions League. France's Minister of the Interior speaks of "barbarians". But he himself is in criticism.
Macron And His Wife Celebrate While Paris Burns
President Emmanuel Macron and his wife celebrated as Paris burned, with riots continuing into a second night despite the media barely paying any attention to it.Even before PSG’s Champions League victory over Inter Milan on Saturday evening, riot cops were dealing with sporadic instances of violent unrest.After the game, the French capital exploded into an orgy of disorder, during which stores were looted, vehicles were set on fire, and firefigh…
Second Night of Terror in Paris for the Champions of the PSG: Those Arrested for the Serious Riots Amount to 570
The celebration of the Champions of the PSG continued on Sunday night and left 79 other arrests in Paris, joining the 491 held the previous day in the French capital, as announced this Monday by Laurent Nuñez, prefect of the Paris Police.The PSG celebrated the title this Sunday with his hobby in his stadium of the Princes Park and, after the end of the celebration, groups of people blocked the Paris highway, the Peripheric, for a few minutes.Aft…
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Politics, Policy, Political NewsThe real cause of French football hooliganism
Soon after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) thrashed Inter Milan five-nil to win the Champions League, Ousmane Dembélé urged fans not to go wild. ‘Let’s celebrate but without breaking everything in Paris,’ said the PSG striker. His plea fell on deaf ears. Two have died, shops were looted, bus stops vandalised, cars torched and police attacked as
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