Overview
- On Saturday night, large crowds celebrating Paris Saint‑Germain’s Champions League win clashed with police across Paris and other French cities, with authorities reporting one person killed and dozens seriously injured.
- Law‑enforcement sources said about 780 people were stopped during the disturbances and several hundred were detained for questioning, with official counts evolving as investigations continued.
- Authorities deployed roughly 22,000 police and gendarmes nationwide, used tear gas and dispersal operations, seized large quantities of fireworks and rockets, and reported multiple officers injured.
- The disturbances included fires, looting, damaged vehicles and attempts to attack police infrastructure, and groups briefly blocked the Périphérique ring road in sections.
- Despite the night of violence, city and national authorities allowed the planned PSG parade at Champ de Mars to go ahead under heavy security while prosecutors pursue investigations and possible prosecutions.