There are seven arrests according to the Paris police headquarters. The mayor of Nanterre had issued an order for the match to be played behind closed doors. The administrative court suspended this order.
Published on 18/12/2024 23:08
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The Champions League basketball match between Nanterre 92 and the Israeli team Hapoel Holon on Wednesday, December 18 was interrupted for several minutes, after pro-Palestinian activists entered the court at the Maurice Thorez sports center. , in Nanterre, the Radio France agency learned from the Paris police headquarters. Seven people were arrested.
According to information communicated by the police headquarters, the police intervened to put an end to “to the emerging clashes in the stands between supporters”after Palestinian flags were displayed.
The match was interrupted “a few minutes”specifies the police headquarters, “without feedback from players in the locker room”. The return to calm was “fast” and the match was able to resume “until its end without incident”. A sporting meeting won by the Nanterre players with a score of 87 to 77.
Earlier this Wednesday, seized by a summary liberty procedure by the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture, the administrative court of Cergy-Pontoise had suspended the closed session requested by the Nanterre town hall for this match between Nanterre 92 and the club Israeli. The match was therefore able to be played before the eyes of the public.
