Police fired tear gas on the Champs-Élysées and made at least 74 arrests on Saturday evening, as Moroccan supporters, joined by those of Les Bleus, celebrated the qualification of the two countries in the semi-finals of the Coupe du Cup. world.
The festive atmosphere of the gathering was damaged by a few slippages, throwing projectiles and fireworks at the police, broken windows and fights. Fire outbreaks also required the intervention of firefighters on avenue de Friedland, near the Champs-Élysées.
More than a thousand police officers had been mobilized to secure the streets but also public transport in the capital. A device of the same order should be renewed for France-Morocco on Wednesday (8 p.m.).
