In France, 416 people were arrested as a result of clashes between police and football fans after the Champions League final, in which Paris Saint-Germain defeated London’s Arsenal. About this Reports Le Figaro, referring to a statement by French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez.
The largest number of detainees was in Paris – 283 people. The minister also said that damage was caused to various infrastructure in 15 French cities. The cities of Rennes, Strambourg, Clermont-Ferrand and Grenoble witnessed cases of looting of shops.
The Champions League final was held in Budapest. The match was moved to Paris Saint-Germain’s stadium, Parc des Princes. Clashes between fans and police began at the beginning of the match, when about 150 people, according to the Ministry of Interior, tried to storm the Paris Stadium. According to Le Figaro newspaper, the police launched fireworks and pushed away people who tried to storm the square.
The clashes continued after the match ended, and the police used tear gas to disperse the fans. In the Parc des Princes area, a bakery and a restaurant were damaged as a result of the riots. Participants in the clashes set up barriers made of bicycles. Several hundred people blocked the Paris ring road (Périphérique), temporarily paralyzing traffic on it. As a result, an accident occurred in which the scooter driver and his passenger were injured. In the Champs-Elysées area, fans set bikes on fire.