WORLD NEWS: More than 20,000 people on the Champs-Élysées after the PSG coronation, 45 people in police custody
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Some 20,000 people celebrated Paris-Saint-Germain’s victory in the Champions League on Saturday May 30 on the Champs-Elysées, according to the Paris police headquarters. According to a report established at 10 p.m., 79 people were arrested in Paris, leading to 45 police custody, and the seizure of 24 torches and around a hundred mortars. A police officer was also injured. 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. Projectiles were also thrown at the police near the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 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 Police Prefecture. Read also At the end of the suspense, PSG retains its crown as European champion Clashes with the police On the Parc des Princes side, some 150 individuals “tried to enter an entrance door” to the stadium, but a police maneuver to repel them made it possible to restore calm “a few moments later”. The ring road was once invaded. 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 several concerts, including that of the singer Aya Nakamura at the Stade de France or that of the rapper Damso at the Paris La Défense Arena. Also readAnd two Champions Leagues for PSG! The start of a long reign? “We have a very robust, very solid system,” said Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez from the Champs-Elysées in the afternoon. With 22,000 police officers and gendarmes mobilized, including 8,000 for Paris and its metropolitan area, the police have planned 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”. “Due to the large number of 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. Last year, 5,400 police officers and gendarmes were deployed in Paris and its metropolitan area. In total, there were 563 arrests (including 491 in Paris), which led to 307 police custody (202 in Paris). Also read: PSG – Arsenal: Paris still champion! With AFP
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