[77424] Violent riots across France following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory
[77424] Violent riots across France following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory
The victory celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain over Arsenal in the Champions League final deteriorated into violent riots in many cities across France, leading to the arrest of hundreds of people and heavy property damage.
Violent riots across France following the Champions League final
The victory night of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) over Arsenal in the European Champions League final ended in a wave of unprecedented unrest across France. The match, which ended with a Parisian victory in a penalty shootout, led to mass riots in the capital and other cities, including Le Havre, Montpellier, and Dijon.
According to a report by Iran International, security forces were required to act in many hotspots to restore order, with the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, describing the events as "completely unacceptable". The Iran International channel notes that this is the second consecutive year that the team's championship celebrations have descended into violence.
Reports on the scale of casualties and detainees vary between different sources. While the IRNA agency initially reported 326 arrests, other channels such as خبرفوری | اخبارجنگ فوری آمریکا and Al Arabiya Farsi noted that the number of detainees exceeded 400. Conversely, the اخبارفوری channel used significantly higher figures, reporting 780 detainees and 219 injured, 8 of whom are in serious condition, and even claimed that a group of rioters attempted to break into a police station.
Simultaneously, reports on the تبریز خبرلری channel described what was happening as an "urban war" that lasted for about six hours, during which over 50 shops were looted. Sputnik Afghanistan added that the central focus of the clashes was on the Champs-Élysées, and that many police officers were injured while attempting to control the mob. It should be noted that sources such as ایران نیوز presented an even more severe picture, reporting about 700 detainees and 60 injured police officers, figures higher than the original official reports published at the beginning of the events.