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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
2 People Dead in Riots Following Champions League Final
Two people were killed and hundreds more injured in celebrations that deteriorated into riots throughout France following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League Final win on Saturday. According to the national police service, a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death during a street party in Dax Saturday night, hours after PSG beat Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich. Dax Mayor Julien Dubois called for justice, asking for the killer to be located ad 'severely punished." Additionally, a man in his 20s riding a scooter in Paris was killed when he was struck by a car, authorities said. Police added that one officer is in an induced coma with serious eye injuries after accidentally being hit with fireworks during rioting in Coutances. According to 264 cars were set on fire and multiple stores looted in Paris. In total, 559 people were arrested, including nearly 500 in Paris alone, and 22 police officers and seven firefighters were injured in the melees. 'This is just half time for us. PSG's official parade will take place this evening, and we are expecting further tensions. There will be a very strong police and military presence," said Paris police prefect Laurent Nuñez. Around 5,400 police officers were sent out in Paris to contain the chaos, with Nuñez blaming a lot of the damage and debauchery on outsiders who weren't even there to celebrate the big win. 'There are people who didn't even watch the match but came just to commit vandalism,' said Nuñez. 'We will not tolerate such actions. True PSG supporters must not be confused with gangs of looters and troublemakers.' PSG dominated Inter from the outset on Saturday, winning the club's first Champions League title. The win marked the second Champions League crown for a French club, joining Marseille in 1992-93. The team is expected to hold a massive victory parade on the Champs-Elysees Sunday afternoon with more than 100,000 attendees. 2 People Dead in Riots Following Champions League Final first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 1, 2025
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
2 dead, over 500 arrested in France after PSG's Champions League win celebrations turn grim
Two people died and as many as 192 were injured as celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) victory in the Champions League final took a grim turn, the French interior ministry said on Sunday. Clashes erupted in various parts of the country, especially in Paris, where 491 people were arrested overnight for vandalism. Twenty-two police officers and seven firefighters were injured as hundreds of fires were reported, the ministry said, adding that 264 vehicles were torched as football fans went on a frenzy celebrating PSG's maiden Champions League win, the biggest prize in European club football for the first time in their history. A total of 559 people were arrested across France, and 300 detained, for setting off fireworks and creating chaos. A 23-year-old man, riding a scooter in central Paris, was killed after being hit by a vehicle, the prosecutor's office said. Around 730km from Paris, a 17-year-old boy from Dax died of his injuries after being stabbed in the chest late on Saturday evening, BBC reported citing local media. Dax Mayor Julien Dubois said his 'thoughts are with the young victim, his family and friends,' BBC reported. 'We are floored by all the drama tonight,' he wrote on social media. 'It is advisable to quickly shed light on these facts in order to severely punish the perpetrator.' While projectiles were hurled at riot police as the clashes erupted near the city's Champs-Élysées avenue and PSG's Parc des Princes stadium, the majority of fans celebrated PSG's 5-0 win over Inter Milan, which was a theatre of car horns, cheers, and singing in the street. The riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to push back surging crowds as thousands of supporters moved down the boutique-lined boulevard.
