{"id":31982,"date":"2025-06-11T14:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=31982"},"modified":"2025-07-05T23:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T22:30:10","slug":"two-dead-officer-in-coma-during-psg-champions-league-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/two-dead-officer-in-coma-during-psg-champions-league-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Dead, Officer in Coma During PSG Champions League Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What should have been a Champions League  jubilation turned tragic in France as celebrations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/match\/6LTndcTP\/#\/match-summary\/\">PSG&#8217;s 5-0 triumph over Inter Milan<\/a> spiraled into chaos. The traumatic night left two people dead, a police officer in a coma, and hundreds under arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to France&#8217;s interior ministry, <strong>491 arrests<\/strong> were made in Paris alone, primarily along the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es where large crowds gathered. Clashes erupted between fans and police, with fireworks, car horns, and chanting giving way to violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nationwide, 559 people were arrested, and 692 fires were reported, including 264 vehicles set ablaze. The unrest also resulted in 18 injured police officers in Paris, three more across other regions, 192 injured civilians, and seven fire personnel harmed during the response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the most serious incidents, a police officer in Normandy was placed in an induced coma. A criminal investigation has been launched into the incident for intentional violence against an officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tragically, two people lost their lives amid the chaos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A man on a scooter was <strong>fatally hit by a car<\/strong> in Paris\u2019 15th arrondissement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Dax, southwestern France, a <strong>17-year-old boy was stabbed to death<\/strong> during a PSG celebration gathering. Authorities have not confirmed if the stabbing was directly linked to the football celebrations.<br>\n<br> The suspect remains at large.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has yet to comment on whether additional security measures will be introduced for future public celebrations. However, the scenes mark one of the most violent nights following a sporting event in France in recent memory.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What should have been a Champions League jubilation turned tragic in France as celebrations of PSG&#8217;s 5-0 triumph over Inter Milan spiraled into chaos. The traumatic night left two people dead, a police officer in a coma, and hundreds under arrest. According to France&#8217;s interior ministry, 491 arrests were made in Paris alone, primarily along the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es where large crowds gathered. Clashes erupted between fans and police, with fireworks, car horns, and chanting giving way to violence. Nationwide, 559 people were arrested, and 692 fires were reported, including 264 vehicles set ablaze. The unrest also resulted in 18 injured police officers in Paris, three more across other regions, 192 injured civilians, and seven fire personnel harmed during the response. Among the most serious incidents, a police officer in Normandy was placed in an induced coma. A criminal investigation has been launched into the incident for intentional violence against an officer. Tragically, two people lost their lives amid the chaos: The government has yet to comment on whether additional security measures will be introduced for future public celebrations. 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