At least two people were killed and hundreds more were injured in Paris following a European soccer championship, as protesters waved Palestinian flags and clashed with police.
Chaos erupted across the city after thousands of people took to the streets to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain winning the Champions League, the most prestigious title in European soccer. Videos and photos from the riots showed people clashing with police, crashing through barriers, destroying vehicles, climbing monuments, and causing mayhem.
Protesters waived Palestinian flags amid the chaos, following an anti-Israel protest during the championship match in Munich. Paris Saint-Germain fans unfurled a massive banner calling for an end to the “genocide” in Gaza, a display that could result in a 10,000 euro fine for the soccer club. Other Paris Saint-Germain fans were seen waving Palestinian flags and wearing Palestinian scarves, according to The Jewish Chronicle.
Videos also show rioters waving Algerian, Tunisian, and Moroccan flags.
While Paris burns, flags of Morocco and Palestine are waving. In other videos, flags of Algeria and Tunisia are waving. Is there anything else we need to know to understand who criminals are? https://t.co/iujQcSeHmv pic.twitter.com/uo1GcNIYXO
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) June 1, 2025
The monument to Saint Joan of Arc in Paris last night. 🇫🇷💔 pic.twitter.com/tUG3MTfqb8
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 1, 2025
VIDÉO CLPRESS. Un pompier a été agressé par un individu lors d’une intervention à proximité des #ChampsElysées avant que des supporters du #ParisSaintGermain interviennent pour le libérer. pic.twitter.com/4q8aFuSTcW
— CLPRESS / Agence de presse (@CLPRESSFR) May 31, 2025
Paris Saint-Germain topped Inter Milan 5-0, becoming the first French team to win the Champions League trophy in over three decades.
As the celebration descended into chaos, French authorities cracked down and arrested hundreds of people. Two people died in the tumult: a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed in the chest in the nearby town of Dax and a 23-year-old man who was hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter, according to the BBC.
The French Interior Ministry said that 559 people were arrested. Officials reported that 192 people were injured.
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There is no credible evidence to suggest that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who served in the Biden administration, concluded last year that the United States does not “have any evidence of genocide” in Gaza. An analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data conducted last year by the Associated Press found that over 60% of reported deaths among Palestinians were either adult males or had no reported gender.
Only 38% of casualties were women or children, according to data from the Gaza Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas and is an unreliable source of data on the war in Gaza. The health ministry’s own data, however, has belied the health ministry’s claim that more than 70% of Palestinian casualties in the war have been either women or children.
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