France's Interior Minister said nearly 900 people were arrested during riots that erupted after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the second consecutive year last weekend.
"We have made over 890 arrests. In total, this is 45% more than last year ," Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told France Inter, adding that nearly 180 law enforcement officers were injured.
The clashes and looting, with guerrilla warfare not only in Paris but also in other cities across France, have also left one dead and one seriously injured . An urban hell that has its origins well beyond sport: the more radical ultra fringes have been joined by the black bloc and the network of those on suspension, professionals of urban disorder who bring the anger of the marginalized fringes to the streets in the wake of the past violence of the yellow vests.
And now there is alert for the new celebrations planned , with the team on the open-top bus and from Macron to the Elysée.
(Unioneonline)