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France: Two deaths, 559 arrests mar Champions League win celebrations

The fatalities marred what started as a night of exuberance after PSG clinched its first — and long-awaited — Champions League title, in a 5-0 win over Inter Milan

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Celebrations near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, early on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Celebrations near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, early on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after mass nationwide celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European soccer’s biggest prize, French authorities said Sunday.

The fatalities marred what started as a night of exuberance after PSG clinched its first — and long-awaited — Champions League title, in a 5-0 win over Inter Milan. .

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the city of Dax during a PSG street party in Munich. The other person killed was a man in his 20s whose scooter was hit by a car during celebrations in Paris.

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