Forty-four people were arrested in Paris on Thursday, following the qualification of Paris Saint-Germain for the final of the Champions League, after a victory against Arsenal. According to BFMTV, this decision was motivated by violence that followed the match.
The individuals arrested are suspected of “participation in a group with a view to committing degradations and violence”, “voluntary violence on persons depositaries of public authority”, including jets of projectiles, and “detention of explosive or incendiary products” such as fireworks, according to the prosecution, as reported by Anadolu.
The tension is mounted while many supporters without ticket had gathered around the Parc des Princes, requiring the intervention of the police, including the BRAV-M units. After the victory against Arsenal, several thousand people converged on the Champs-Élysées to celebrate.
A car incident on the crowd, causing three injured, one serious, was also reported. “A vehicle has, in indefinite circumstances at this stage, struck three people,” said the police headquarters. This episode occurred near the Champs-Élysées, the fleeing vehicle having been found burned not far from the place of the accident, according to Le Parisien.
Acts of vandalism have also been reported, affecting both town hall vehicles and those of the police and individuals. In several departments of Île-de-France, notably Essonne and Val d’Oise, police were targeted by mortar fire.
For history, PSG won its place for the second final of the Champions League after its 2-1 victory over Arsenal, 3-1 accumulated. The Parisian club will face Inter Milan on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
This text was written based on the information reported by Anadolu, and the author was identified in the source document.
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