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PSG wins Champions League title; celebrations turn violent in Paris
Paris Saint-Germain secured a historic second consecutive Champions League title by defeating Arsenal on penalties in Budapest. Celebrations in Paris escalated into violent clashes with police, resulting in hundreds of arrests across France, with over 280 detained in the capital alone.
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- PSG win Champions League back-to-back, Paris supporters ecstatic
- Champions League: PSG make history with victory over Arsenal
- French police arrest over 400 soccer fans in clashes following Champions League win
- France arrests hundreds of rioters nationwide as PSG win Champions League
- France detains hundreds of rioters after PSG wins Champions League
- Hundreds detained in Paris as clashes erupt on PSG victory night
- Dozens of arrests during Champions League celebrations on Paris streets