The area around its stadium was turned into a battlefield Paris Saint -Germain to Pariswhere fans had gathered to watch the Champions League final.
Police in Paris are referring to over 294 arrests. As the French media report, the episodes were not caused by Paris Saint -Germain fans, But they are North Africans from the degraded northeast suburbs of the French metropolis. The riots found the opportunity at a time when many Paris fans were on the streets and saw the fight from a giant screen in Park de Prens to act.
Although the majority of the fans celebrated peacefully, Paris police said clashes were erupted near Champs Elysees and At the Paris Saint -Germain stadium, Park de Prince, which had been converted into a fan zone for the promotion of the match and had 48,000 fans gathered.
According to police, a large crowd of not watching the fight tried to pass a railing to get in touch with the police.
Video on social media shows police officers with the globe clashing with the world, near the point where thousands of fans had gathered.
Many fires lit near the Paris Saint -Germain stadium with fire trucks intervening.
BREAKING: Clashes between rioters and police still ongoing in Paris near the Champs Elysées. pic.twitter.com/HqmbhsWp9J
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About 5,400 police officers were deployed throughout the city after the race, with police in the Champs Elysées using tear gas and pepper spray to maintain order. Police used aura of water in the Arc de Triomphe.
“The rioters in the Champs Elysées sought to create incidents and repeatedly contacted the police by throwing Molotov and objects,” police said in a statement.
Paris – Widespread riots in the streets tonight. Barricades and fires set all over the city. pic.twitter.com/KNtVjzqHHk
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Two cars were set on fire near Park de Prens, police said.
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Riots break out in Paris after PSG’s win in the Champions League final against Inter in Munich
There are clashes with police everywhere and cars are being burnt. pic.twitter.com/K6PBlSZktY
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At the same time, several people violently stormed into the Foot Locker store in the Champs Elysian fields, confirmed by the Paris Police Department. “About thirty people were arrested by the police, who intervened quickly,” Paris police said.
Paris is on fire. Violent clashes between football fans and police have thrown the city into chaos.
It’s infuriating to see the city torn apart by senseless violence. pic.twitter.com/GBJ8wKz0lH
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Meanwhile, 4 people from the same family were injured, two of whom seriously, on Saturday night in Grenoble, when a car hit a crowd celebrating Paris Saint -Germain’s victory over Inter, the prefecture said.
A pipeline was opened on the Champs-Élysées, Parisian supporters take the opportunity to refresh themselves pic.twitter.com/QceoJD0y73
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“A vehicle apparently lost control, hitting four people, two of whom were seriously injured,” the Prefecture told AFP, adding that the driver was delivered to the police and was in custody.