France detains hundreds after violent clashes as Paris Saint-German win Champions League

French police detained 780 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League title.

PARIS — French police detained 780 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League title.

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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 57 officers were wounded, with most suffering minor injuries, as soccer fans set fires and vandalized shops. One small group even tried to storm a Paris police station.

Nuñez said at a news conference Sunday that “the situation has been largely brought under control.”