French police arrest 36 after crowds flock to Champs-Elysées following PSG win
French police said on Wednesday they had arrested 36 people overnight after clashes, notably on the Champs-Elysées, following Paris Saint-Germain's victory in the Champions League semi-final.
Police were deployed in big numbers both on the Champs-Elysees, the iconic Parisian avenue that connects the Arc de Triomphe with the Place de la Concorde, and around PSG's home ground of the Parc des Princes in the west of the city.
Certains portent un maillot qui a fait hier soir la fierté de toute une ville et même d’un pays.
Ils en font le déshonneur.
La justice sera vigilante et le parquet de Paris traduira devant la juridiction les auteurs de ces exactions sur les #ChampsElyseespic.twitter.com/R3VhqbSln6
— Eric Dupond-Moretti (@E_DupondM) August 19, 2020
Thousands of PSG fans, often very young and for the most part not wearing masks in line with coronavirus health and safety protocols, paraded down the Champs-Elysees in cars, and on mopeds and scooters, in a cacophony of horn-blowing and chanting.
Fortes tensions autour de l’Arc de triomphe. Les derniers supporters sur place visent les forces de l’ordre avec des projectiles.#LEIPSG #PSGRBL #ChampionsLeague #dimaria #PSG #Paris pic.twitter.com/E4lowiizno
— Yazid Bouziar (@ybouziar) August 18, 2020
Arrests were made, police said, for various acts, including the throwing of projectiles, acts of violence against authorities and theft.
PSG qualified for their first Champions League final, in Lisbon on Saturday against the winner of Bayern Munich v Lyon, after beating Leipzig 3-0.
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Police were deployed in big numbers both on the Champs-Elysees, the iconic Parisian avenue that connects the Arc de Triomphe with the Place de la Concorde, and around PSG's home ground of the Parc des Princes in the west of the city.
Certains portent un maillot qui a fait hier soir la fierté de toute une ville et même d’un pays.
— Eric Dupond-Moretti (@E_DupondM) August 19, 2020
Ils en font le déshonneur.
La justice sera vigilante et le parquet de Paris traduira devant la juridiction les auteurs de ces exactions sur les #ChampsElyseespic.twitter.com/R3VhqbSln6
Thousands of PSG fans, often very young and for the most part not wearing masks in line with coronavirus health and safety protocols, paraded down the Champs-Elysees in cars, and on mopeds and scooters, in a cacophony of horn-blowing and chanting.
Fortes tensions autour de l’Arc de triomphe. Les derniers supporters sur place visent les forces de l’ordre avec des projectiles.#LEIPSG #PSGRBL #ChampionsLeague #dimaria #PSG #Paris pic.twitter.com/E4lowiizno
— Yazid Bouziar (@ybouziar) August 18, 2020
Arrests were made, police said, for various acts, including the throwing of projectiles, acts of violence against authorities and theft.
PSG qualified for their first Champions League final, in Lisbon on Saturday against the winner of Bayern Munich v Lyon, after beating Leipzig 3-0.
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