Two people have reportedly died and hundreds arrested across France after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans celebrated the club’s victory in the Champions League final.
According to the French interior ministry; In the south-west town of Dax, a 17-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the chest late on Saturday evening, while a 23-year-old man who was riding a scooter in central Paris was also killed after being hit by a vehicle.
Flares and fireworks were set off, bus shelters smashed and cars torched amid wild celebrations as PSG won the biggest prize in European club football for the first time in their history.
The BBC is reporting that, Paris police prefect Laurent Nuñez said PSG’s Champions League trophy parade will go ahead on Sunday evening – but there will be an increased police and military presence on the ground.
Nuñez spoke after the French interior ministry said 192 people were injured in the overnight clashes and 559 people arrested, including 491 in Paris.
Twenty-two police officers and seven firefighters were injured, the ministry said, adding that 264 vehicles were set on fire.
Separately, several shops were looted” in the Place des Ternes area. About 30 people were arrested and taken into custody near a Foot Locker on the Champs-Elysées that was robbed, the office said.
