Six vehicles and two businesses were damaged, a bakery and a Porte de Saint-Cloud restaurant. A little further south, an AFP journalist observed continuous fireworks and young people climbing on a fire truck. A police officer was also injured.
The ring road was once invaded.
Paris in blue and red after PSG’s victory in the Champions League: thousands of supporters celebrate the coronation in the capital
Projectiles were also thrown at the police near the avenue, where 4 to 5,000 people gathered during the match, before thousands of others converged there after the end of the match, according to the PP.
In the 8th arrondissement, individuals tried to attack the police station before being dispersed.
A police source assured AFP that a person had been injured by a stab in Barbès and a man, drunk, fell into the Seine in the 5th arrondissement.
On the Parc des Princes side, some 150 people “tried to enter an entrance door” to the stadium, but a police maneuver to repel them allowed calm to be restored “a few moments later”.
A little later, according to an AFP journalist present on site, clashes broke out between police and supporters at the Porte de Saint-Cloud, near the Park. Fireworks mortars were launched at the police, who responded with tear gas.
The prefecture assured that it had prepared “carefully the security system for the Champions League final”, as well as that of other events which are organized at the same time in the capital, including a rugby match, the continuation of the Roland-Garros tennis tournament or even several concerts, including that of the singer Aya Nakamura at the Stadium from France or that of the rapper Damso at the Paris La Défense Arena.
Transports à l’arrêt
The Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez, who praised in the afternoon “a very robust, very solid system”, is monitoring the situation closely with his team in Beauvau, in direct contact with the police chief and the various security officials.
With 22,000 police officers and gendarmes mobilized, including 8,000 for Paris and its metropolitan area, the police have provided an extraordinary security system.
“Our responsibility is to guarantee everyone a popular, serene and fully secure celebration,” said the PP, recalling its instructions of “responsiveness, commitment and firmness”.
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“Due to the very numerous gatherings, the network is strongly impacted with many (public transport) lines stopped to guarantee the safety of travelers and drivers,” IDF Mobilité also announced on its X account.
Elsewhere in France, overflows took place in several towns including Grenoble, where mortar fire rang out and at least two sports clothing stores saw their windows broken, AFP noted. The police kept watch in front of a third to discourage any attempt at looting.
Last year, 5,400 police officers and gendarmes were deployed in Paris and its surrounding area. In total, there were 563 arrests (including 491 in Paris), which led to 307 police custody (202 in Paris).
The players will take part in a parade on Sunday afternoon at the Champs-de-Mars (15th), where nearly 100,000 people are expected, before being received by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée.
