Paris Champions League Carnival turned bloody night: 2 deaths and 1 serious injury, 294 arrests

On May 31 local time, Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Champions League for the first time, but it caused large-scale riots in France. The originally joyful street celebration turned into violent conflicts, killing two young fans, injuring nearly 200 people, and a police officer was seriously injured and unconscious. Nearly 300 people were arrested in the whole country.

On the evening of May 31 local time, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich, Germany, winning the Champions League trophy for the first time. The news came back to France and the whole country was in full swing. The Paris landmark Eiffel Tower illuminates the team's iconic red and blue lights, and a large number of fans flock to the streets to the carnival all night. However, the atmosphere of celebration has deteriorated rapidly in many places. Riots broke out in Paris' Champs-Elysées, the surrounding area of ​​the Princes Park Stadium, and the western city of Dax, and the flames of tear gas and the flames of the mooring bottles tore the festival's night sky. The

violence caused tragic casualties. In Dax City, a 17-year-old boy was assassinated during a celebration. In Paris, a young man in his 20s died on the spot while driving an electric scooter. A police officer in the northwestern city of Cootown was hit in the eye by fireworks fired by celebrating the death of critical injuries. According to Paris police, riots in the capital area caused a total of 192 injuries, of which 4 were seriously injured.

Although the government deployed 5,400 police forces in advance, the violence continued to spread like wildfire. Police used tear gas and high-pressure water guns to disperse out-of-control crowds in many places in Paris. Rioters ignited trash cans to block roads and smashed shop windows. There is a shoe store on the Champs Elysees alone and 30 people ransacked. The Paris fire department has paralyzed the hotline due to emergency situations such as fires in large quantities of trash cans. By the early morning of the next day, a total of 294 people were arrested nationwide. Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunes identified thousands of people as "not for watching the game, but for carrying out violent destruction."

Not all areas are in chaos. In Bastille Square, fans climbed up to the base of the memorial column to wave flags and set off fireworks. The motorcycle team roared around the square to cheer up, and the atmosphere was still warm and peaceful in the early morning. Authorities plan to hold a victory parade on the Champs Elysées on the afternoon of June 1, with an estimated 110,000 spectators, and will hold a concert and showcase the championship trophy in the evening at Paris Saint-Germain's home stadium, Park Princes. Traffic controls have been implemented in the center of Paris, and the adjacent French Open is also affected. The national sexual riot caused by a football victory ended with tear gas on the Champs Elysees, the bloody murder of Dax and the coma of police officer Kudance. While the Paris Saint-Germain players were ready to show the trophy in cheers, several French cities had to count casualties and broken windows in the violent embers. The glory of football failed to illuminate the shadows in all corners.