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05/30 18:43 CDT Paris police detain 45 after violence erupts during
celebrations of PSG's Champions League title
Paris police detain 45 after violence erupts during celebrations of PSG's
Champions League title
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Paris police detained 45 people after violence disrupted
celebrations late Saturday of Paris Saint-Germain's second Champions League
title win and a group tried to storm a police station in the French capital.
Fans began celebrating in Paris after the final whistle earlier in the evening
in Budapest, Hungary, where PSG won by beating Arsenal on penalties in a
dramatic final.
Dozens of fans marched along the avenues near the Arc de Triomphe, with some
setting off flares and blaring car horns. Around 20,000 people gathered on the
Champs-Elysees, with police working to contain the crowd.
The Paris police prefecture said smaller groups caused disturbances in various
locations, with some vandalizing shops and setting fires. Cars were also set
ablaze. One police officer was injured. Those who attempted to storm a police
station in the posh 8th Arrondissement neighborhood were dispersed, police said.
It said that by 10 p.m., 45 people were taken into custody.
The main ring road surrounding Paris was briefly blockaded by a crowd before
police dispersed it. Police also said one bakery and a restaurant were damaged.
Officers also contained about 1,000 people gathered near the PSG stadium in the
16th Arrondissement and cleared barricades made from bicycles.
In May last year following PSG's first title, when 201 people were injured in
the French capital, four of them seriously, and police made more than 500
arrests across France, Paris was on high alert, with 8,000 police officers
deployed across the city.
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