PSG Victory Celebrations Turn Deadly, Leaving 3 Dead and Hundreds Arrested
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
PSG Victory Celebrations Turn Deadly, Leaving 3 Dead and Hundreds Arrested
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Summary
Three people died, dozens were injured and hundreds were arrested after Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory celebrations in France turned violent.
The unrest erupted moments after President Emmanuel Macron had thanked PSG at the Elysee Palace, forcing him to shift quickly to paying tribute to police.
The disorder overshadowed what should have been a triumph for the Qatari-owned club, described as France’s most decorated team.
The fallout turned PSG’s second straight Champions League win into a political flashpoint as authorities confronted the scale of the street violence.