Two dead and nearly 200 injured during Paris Saint-Germain celebrations in France
Topic:Soccer
11m ago11 minutes agoSun 1 Jun 2025 at 12:24pm
Soccer fans celebrate with flares
Paris St Germain fans celebrate with flares outside the stadium after winning the Champions League on May 31. (Reuters: Tom Nicholson)
In short:
Two people have died and 192 are injured in France, following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League Win against Inter Milan.
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a street party and a man was killed after his scooter was hit by a car during the celebrations.
The interior's ministry says 559 people have been arrested as a result of the celebrations that have erupted in Paris.
Two people have died, 192 are injured and more than 500 people arrested by police during the Champions League final celebrations in France, French authorities say.
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the city of Dax during a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) street party, the national police service said.
A man was killed in Paris when his scooter was hit by a car during the celebrations, the interior minister’s office said.
Authorities are investigating both circumstances.
a huge crowd gather to celebrate a soccer victory in France
Paris St Germain fans amass on the Champs Elysees avenue to celebrate after winning the Champions League. (Reuters: Abdul Saboor)
The police service added that a police officer was accidentally hit by fireworks in north-west France and has been placed in an artificial coma because of grave eye injuries.
The interior ministry said 559 people had been arrested, including 491 in Paris, resulting in 320 individuals being placed in police custody, with 254 of them located in Paris.
Wild celebrations erupted across the French capital and beyond on Saturday night, local time, after Paris St Germain crushed Italian opponents Inter Milan to win the Champions League for the first time.
On the Champs Elysees, bus shelters were smashed and projectiles hurled at riot police, who fired tear gas and water cannon to push back surging crowds as thousands of supporters descended on the boutique-lined boulevard.
Police officers protect themselves from a flare with shields
Police officers are protecting themselves from a flare on the Champs Elysees avenue. (Reuters: Abdul Saboor)
The interior ministry on Sunday reported hundreds of fires, including more than 200 vehicles that had been burned.
Some 22 members of the security forces and seven firefighters were harmed.
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Posted11m ago11 minutes agoSun 1 Jun 2025 at 12:24pm
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