Football championship

Riots around the EM-final in Paris

During and after the final match of the European football championship, it came close to the Eiffel tower and the Champs-Elysées to clashes between rioters and the police. The officials used tear gas.

At the fan zone near the Eiffel tower, the police officers of the mostly young rioters with objects were thrown at. In return, they used tear gas and a water cannon. At a street crossing, a pile of Garbage was set on fire.

Objects were thrown at police who responded with tear gas

The officials had to also deter many people from trespassing in the with 92,000 Fans overcrowded the Mars field. In messages, there was talk of partially chaotic scenes. The authorities had cordoned off the zone two hours before kickoff.

A large police force, the security should ensure the squad on the fan mile

Also, according to the Portuguese final victory, there were more riots. On the Champs-Élysées, the police had to intervene with tear gas against rioters. Large parts of the Boulevard were affected by the gas vapors which might. Many of the Revelers left the place in the direction of the side streets.

Previously, it had also given are always intense fireworks explosions. Many people had also swept the Champs-Élysées and the hoped-for victory party the back.

In the past few weeks, it was repeated during EM, but also during demonstrations against France’s controversial labour market reform clashes between rampaging groups and the Paris police.

gri/cgn (dpa, sid)