Following Paris Saint-Germain's 5-0 Champions League final win over Inter Milan on May 31, celebrations in Paris turned violent, with a small group causing destruction amidst the joy.

Explosion de joie à l'extérieur du Parc des Princes après l'ouverture du score.#PSGINT #UCLfinal #PSG #Paris pic.twitter.com/mYnB4XuDb9

— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) May 31, 2025

Journalist Nicolas Vidal stated that youth from rough neighborhoods around Paris flooded the city to loot, destroy, and create chaos during the events.

Days before the unrest, social media platforms like Snapchat and TikTok circulated calls to "break everything" in Paris, revealing premeditation and coordination among certain groups.

Tirs de mortier en direction de la police près du Trocadéro à Paris.

Utilisation importante de LBD et gaz lacrymogène pour disperser les groupes de supporters.#PSGINT #UCLfinal #PSG #Paris pic.twitter.com/cRvtNEy7i9

— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) June 1, 2025

Paris was severely vandalized across multiple major locations including the Champs-Élysées and Place de la République in the early hours of the morning, with widespread destruction of public infrastructure, vehicles, and businesses.

Two fatalities and a critically injured police officer resulted from violence: a 17-year-old stabbed in Dax, a 23-year-old struck by a vehicle in Paris, and an officer in a coma after being hit with a mortar firework.

Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau attributed the surge in violence to societal decline, arguing it stems from the decades-long erosion of foundational social and cultural structures.

Plusieurs voitures sont incendiées près du Parc des Princes.

Intervention de la police et des pompiers.#PSGINT #UCLfinal #PSG #Paris pic.twitter.com/MO2CXboxyX

— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) May 31, 2025

Vidal criticized the justice system, as “all of those young violent individuals… have already been released. Not one prison sentence.” 

The Interior Minister conceded a "partial failure," but Vidal cautioned that inaction would lead to severe consequences, devastating Paris after its ruined celebratory night.

Des groupes chargent les forces de l'ordre près des #ChampsElysées. Nombreux jets de projectiles.

#PSGINT #UCLfinal #PSG #Paris pic.twitter.com/3C0jreJFD7

— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) June 1, 2025

Please donate to support our reporting of the riots in France!

Alexa Lavoie is heading to France to cover one of the most crucial elections in modern times. We don’t trust the mainstream media. So we're sending Alexa to be our eyes and ears. Alexa and her videographer will travel very economically, as always. If you think this is an important story, and if you’re curious as to why the mainstream media is downplaying it, please consider chipping in a few dollars to help us offset the travel costs for our fact-finding mission. The two plane tickets, plus their hotel room for two nights, will cost us close to $5,000.

Optional email code

Amount

$25

$50

$75

$100

$250

$500

$1,000

$2,500

Other

$

One-time

Monthly

DONATE