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French police arrested 780 in clashes following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League win, minister says
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French police detained 780 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted last night after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League title, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says.
Nuñez says 57 officers were wounded, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalized shops. One small group even tried to storm a Paris police station.
Nuñez says at a news conference Sunday that “the situation has been largely brought under control.”
“Most of the celebrations took place peacefully” across the French capital, he says, noting most incidents happened in the Champs Elysees neighborhood and close to the Parc des Princes stadium in western Paris where fans had gathered to watch the match.
Police also intervened five times overnight to prevent people from blocking traffic on the main ring road around Paris, he says.
Nuñez said incidents took place in about 15 cities in France, describing “one to two” shops vandalized in each other than Paris. He says 780 people were detained in all, with 480 of them in the Paris area alone.
The Paris prosecutors’ office says 277 people have been formally placed in police custody, including 82 minors, for alleged offenses. Most were for assault of police officers while other allegations include theft, vandalism and disturbing the public order.
The Times of Israel Community.