Nearly 130 arrests around Paris amid celebrations for PSG reaching Champions League final

PARIS: Nearly 130 people were arrested around Paris overnight as fans clashed with police following Paris Saint-Germain reaching the Champions League final, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said on Thursday.
He told Europe 1 radio that the total number of arrests was 127 in the Paris metropolitan area, including 107 in Paris, after titleholder PSG eliminated Bayern Munich to reach a second straight final and third since 2020.
He said there were 11 injuries among the rioters, including one serious injury caused to someone using a mortar, and 23 police officers sustained light injuries. Clashes took place outside PSG’s Parc des Princes stadium and on the Champs-Élysées as police dispersed groups and prevented the Paris ring road from being blocked off by rioters.
“I condemn this strongly, there are always hundreds of individuals responsible for these excesses during these festivities who look to clash with law enforcement,” Nuñez said.