Two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after mass nationwide celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European soccer’s greatest prize, French authorities stated Sunday (June 1, 2025).
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to dying in town of Dax throughout a PSG road celebration after Saturday (May 31, 2025) evening’s remaining in Munich, the nationwide police service stated. A person was killed in Paris when his scooter was hit by a automotive throughout PSG celebrations, the Interior Minister’s workplace stated. The circumstances of each are being investigated.
A police officer was hit by accident by fireworks in Coutance in northwest France and positioned in an synthetic coma due to grave eye accidents, the nationwide police service stated.
Hundreds of individuals have been arrested in the celebrations, which have been largely peaceable however degenerated into violence in some areas.
The group is anticipated to return to a large parade on the Champs-Elysees on Sunday after clinching its first Champions League title, a 5-0 win over Inter Milan.
At the highest of the Champs-Élysées avenue, a water cannon was used to guard the Place de l’Étoile, close to the landmark Arc de Triomphe. Police stated a giant crowd not watching the match tried to push by means of a barrier to make contact with police.
By 2 a.m. Sunday, a whole of 294 arrests had been made, together with 30 individuals who broke into a shoe store on the Champs-Élysées. Two vehicles have been set alight near Parc des Princes, police added.
At the Place de la Bastille, there have been joyous scenes as fans climbed onto the bottom of the well-known column, singing, dancing and letting off flares, whereas these round joined in.
At one level, motorbikes loudly revved their engines and the group cheered as they did laps across the column. There have been no police close by and, by 1 a.m., the environment was upbeat with no tensions and loads of singing.
Security had been tightened up in anticipation of potential post-match violence and 5,400 cops have been deployed on the Champs-Élysées, different key components of Paris, and its close by suburbs.
Published – June 01, 2025 05:02 pm IST
