2 dead, over 500 arrested in France during Paris St Germain victory celebrations

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· Posted: Jun 01, 2025 8:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

More than 500 radical were arrested by constabulary during the Champions League last celebrations successful France, and 2 radical were reported dormant and 192 injured, the interior ministry said connected Sunday.

Wild celebrations erupted crossed the French superior and beyond connected Saturday nighttime after Paris St Germain crushed Italian opponents Inter Milan to triumph the Champions League for the archetypal time, though skirmishes with constabulary aboriginal threatened to spoil the party.

The interior ministry's aboriginal appraisal arsenic of Sunday greeting was that 559 radical had been arrested, including 491 successful Paris, which led to 320 radical being placed successful constabulary custody, 254 of them successful Paris.

On the Champs Elysées, autobus shelters were smashed and projectiles hurled astatine riot police, who fired teardrop state and h2o cannon to propulsion backmost surging crowds arsenic thousands of supporters descended connected the boutique-lined boulevard.

The interior ministry connected Sunday reported hundreds of fires, including much than 200 vehicles burned. Some 22 members of the information forces and 7 firefighters were harmed.