T&C Posted Sunday at 03:52 PM Author Posted Sunday at 03:52 PM https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ap-top-news/2025/06/01/2-fans-died-and-an-officer-is-in-a-coma-after-champions-league-celebrations-in-france PARIS (AP) — Two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after mass nationwide celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European soccer’s biggest prize, French authorities said Sunday. The fatalities marred a night of exuberance after PSG clinched its first — and long-awaited — Champions League title, in a 5-0 win over Inter Milan. The Eiffel Tower glowed in team colors, and fans partied through the night. The triumphant team denounced the violence, as the players were arriving in Paris and heading to a big victory parade Sunday. The title “should be a moment of collective joy,” PSG said in a statement. “These isolated acts are contrary to the club's values, and don't at all represent the immense majority of our fans.” The overnight celebrations were largely peaceful but degenerated into violence in some areas. A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the western city of Dax during a PSG street party after Saturday night's final in Munich, the national police service said. A man in his 20s was killed in Paris when his scooter was hit by a car during PSG celebrations, and the driver has been detained, Paris police said. The circumstances of both are being investigated. A police officer was hit accidentally by fireworks at a PSG gathering in Coutances in northwest France and placed in an artificial coma because of grave eye injuries, the national police service said. A total of 201 people were injured around the capital, four of them seriously, the Paris police chief said. In the Alpine city of Grenoble, a driver ran into pedestrians who had gathered for a...
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